Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude (Waffen-SS Verleihungsurkunde)

(Waffen-SS Verleihungsurkunde)

a worn example with period repair

missing two white enamelled beads on the left side of the crown on the obverse

An“Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

the interior with a depressed blue velvet medal bed

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude (Waffen-SS Verleihungsurkunde)(Verdienstkreuz fr Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870 1871). Instituted 22 March 1871 by King Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1871 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a fine quality black enameled core, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneca Cross executed in red and white enamels, the reverse bearing a central engraved and silvered monogram of King Kaiser Wilhelm and Queen Kaiserin Augusta, the six oclock arm