Obverse: Order of Albrecht Bear Grand Cross with Crown
Reverse: Order of Albrecht Bear Grand Cross with Crown
April 29, 1901 Foundation of the Crown
- Material: Bronze gilded
- Size: 84mm x 42mm, crown 34mm x 30mm
- Weight: about 45g
Duke Frederick I established the crown for the three classes of the Order of the House on April 29, 1901. Foundation merit medals were not counted. The crown was awarded to an order or order with a crown for special services. A large cross with a crown was awarded about 15 times. With 13 proven awards, the crown was awarded to the (already preserved) Big Cross. It is only known about the awarding of the Grand Cross with a crown. Presumably, the supplier of the crowns was Godet & Sohn Berlin. The crown was awarded in gold for classes from the Grand Cross to the Knight of the 1st class. Knight 2. The class received a silver crown. The order was established by the Dukes Henry of Anhalt-Kötensky (1830-1847), Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau (1817-1871) and Alexander Karl of Anhalt-Bernburg (1834-1863). As it was said, the order was awarded for loyalty and devotion, talents and legitimate official activities. The classes of the order were originally: a large cross, commander, knight, gold and silver medals for merit. Effective March 18, 1848, commanders were assigned to the 1st Class with a star and 2. Class without stellar division. On February 8, 1854, the following unit took place. Knights became Knights 1. Class in Gold and Knights 2. The class is divided into silver. Until 1863, the possibility of awarding non-Christians was excluded. Large crosses with a crown were rarely awarded and very rarely as a special promotion. Источник: Gerd Scharfenberg, Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen der Anhaltischen Staaten 1811 - 1935, 1999, Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen до 1945, Bd.1.
Oval, openwork order sign made of gilded bronze with a wide written ring. The font and raised edges are polished. A large, golden crown is movably connected from above along the edge by means of a hinge. The imperial apple has a depressed ear through which passes an elongated double ribbon ring.
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Flap width 103 mm dark green, side strip 17 mm dark red
Photo: Private collection of Maximilian Ferdinand Leopold Prince of Anhalt
Obverse: Order of Albrecht Bear Grand Cross with Crown
Reverse: Order of Albrecht Bear Grand Cross with Crown