Awards of Germany - Order of Albrecht Bear Commander's badge with swords

The class of commanders or comtours, like all other classes, could also be awarded swords from 1864. On July 18, 1864, Duke Leopold Friedrich granted swords to all classes. It was most likely a German-Danish war. Anhalt had no military contingent. Swords could only be acquired by awarding for services to the German fatherland before the enemy. Swords could be awarded with the appropriate badge of the order or retroactively to the class already occupied. When promoted to a higher class, sword awarding was allowed to continue to be worn. Commanders 1. The class additionally wore a breast star. However, in Anhalt, the chest stars of Comtours with swords were not awarded. All Comtur classes had identical pectoral stars. Before the First World War, 20 commanders of the 1st and 2nd rank. Sword class. During World War I, commanders were also awarded swords. The exact number could not be established. Источник: Gerd Scharfenberg, Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen der Anhaltischen Staaten 1811-1935, 1999., Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen до 1945, Bd.1

Oval, openwork medal made of gilded bronze with raised edges. The font and edges are polished. A parallel eye is soldered on top. Soldered unilaterally knocked out crossed swords. Double band ring passes through eye.

Front side:

• On a wide ring: - FEARS - GOD - AND - FOLLOW - HIS - COMMANDS -
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• a closed field, a wall with 3 teeth and a gate rises obliquely upward to the right.
• On the teeth of a bear running to the right with a crown and a collar.
• From above in the center, the small state emblem is also the generic emblem of the Ascans.

Downside:

• On a wide ring: - ALBRECHT - DER - BAER - REG. - 1123 - DO - 1170 -
In
• a surrounded field, a wall rising obliquely to the left up with 3 teeth and a gate.
• On the teeth of a bear running to the left with a crown and a collar.
• Above in the center is the coat of arms of the county of Aschersleben (Ascania).

Tape:

• Collar 56mm wide dark green, side stripe 13mm dark red

Photo: Private collection of Maximilian Ferdinand Leopold Prince of Anhalt

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