Germany (Imperial): Prussia House Order of Hohenzollern. 3rd Class Knights 'Eagle Badge'. Silver and enamel. Un-marked & un-attributed

Weight: 14g with riband

The award fitted with a good length of contemporary silk riband

Instituted in 1851, in two division, the 'Cross' and the 'Eagle' each of four classes. The enamelled 'Eagle Badges' awarded to knights were the 3rd Class awards of this Prussian Royal House Order

During the Great War when awarded for acts of bravery in combat, the Order decoration was fitted with crossed swords. It was most often awarded to recipients who had already received the Iron Cross, First Class. The Royal House Order of Hohenzollern was awarded 8,300 times during the First World War. The wartime ribbon was the same as the ribbon for the 1914 Iron Cross Second Class; originally it was white with three black stripes

Enamels all intact

Condition: GVF

Code: 24032