Awards of Germany - Order of the Royal House of Hohenzollern Adler

On January 18, 1851, the princely order of the Hohenzollern house was admitted to the royal Prussian order.
The day marked the 150th anniversary of Frederick I's coronation as the first Prussian king. Since then, the Order of Hohenzollern consists of 2 orders. 1st - the princely order of the Hohenzollern house and 2nd - the royal order of the Hohenzollern house. Both orders exist independently of each other. The motto of the Royal House of Hohenzollern is "From Rock to Sea."
The Royal Order of the House of Hohenzollern is subdivided into two divisions of the cross and eagle, each awarded in three classes (Grosscomtur, Komtur and Knight). Crosses were determined by the motive of loyalty to the king. The fight against internal and external enemies should be expressed unambiguously. The squad of eagles was to symbolize honor and merit as a reward. King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. For the first time there was an opportunity to purchase an order to raise funds. In 1861, King William I created the 4th class for both departments. At the same time, the venality of the order was again canceled. The class of eagles was assigned mainly to civilians such as teachers and clergy. Awards were most often made to distinguished public servants on anniversaries or in retirement. The Cavaliers' Eagle was also awarded anniversary numbers 50 and 60. The shield is silver with a raised polished edge. The base is finely grained and increases the polished number. The widespread opinion in collector circles that only eagles with an interval between wings and writing are considered donated originals cannot be confirmed, since there are images of carriers in which eagles with adjacent wings are clearly visible. Also, emerging eagles without an enameled chest shield cannot be considered awarded.

Order in the form of a standing eagle made of silver. Eagle with enameled chest shield. The head is surrounded by a round hoop. On top of the hoop is a soldered, ordinary ear with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• The crowned, silver eagle has an overhead, figured chest shield.
• This quarter silver border is enameled in black and white.
• The wings are raised and spread. Feathers are designed individually.
In
• catches, he holds a scepter on the left and an apple on the right.
• The tail feathers are open and decorated. They get to catches.
• Between the wings above the head is a wide round silver 4/5 book ribbon with raised edges.
• On it is an elevated, polished font: - FROM - ROCK - TO - SEA -

Downside:

• Embossed, crowned, silver eagle as on the front side.
• The wings and eagle are finely worked, without a raised chest shield.
• The dorsum is smooth without rewriting.

Tape:

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Obverse: Royal House of the Order of Hohenzollern Adler

Reverse: Order of the Royal House of Hohenzollern Adler

Established:

January 18, 1851 by King Frederick William IV.
1861 Founding of 4th class by King William I (eagle of owners)

Awarded:

1861 – 1918

Data:

• Material: silver/enamel
• Size: 32.5mm x 35mm
• Weight: 12.7g

estimated collector price:

350 – 370 €

OEK Number:

1795