Awards of Germany - Medal of the Order of the Crown 1888, gilded with zinc

The medal of the Order of the Crown was established on December 1, 1888 by William II. On this score there was only an oral order. The medal is not related to the Royal Order of the Crown and is therefore not part of the official Prussian order system. This award was awarded to lower court employees, civilians, and since 1889, foreign employees of lower ranks. In 1893, the award was extended to native civilians of German reserves for good service. Also, since 1906, young workers who did not have the right to be awarded the General Badge of Honor could be awarded the medal.
Two versions of the material are known: bronze (copper) with gilding and fine zinc with gilding. Bronze variants are found with a broken crown and a separately made and subsequently deified crown. In fine zinc there is a variant with a relief open and a variant with a closed royal crown. Zinc medals were awarded at the end of the war of 1916-1918 and much less often than a copper gilded medal. According to the composition of the material, gilding usually passes. In the case of the open crown option, it is doubtful whether it was made in this way or sawn afterwards.

Round gold-plated medal of fine zinc with a raised edge, co-embossed on top, covered royal crown. A ribbon ring passes through the imperial crown apple.

Front side:

• Image of the Order of the Crown with a middle shield and motto - GOD - WITH US - as well as the royal crown

Downside:

In
• gothic letters - W - R -

Tape:

Width 25 mm, blue.

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