German Awards - Cross of the Mount of Olives

The cross was presented on December 24, 1909 by Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia with the permission of the Emperor and King William II. Prince Eitel Friedrich was the masculine master of the Ballay Brandenburg Order of St. John. The opening of the Mount of Olives Foundation took place on April 9, 1910 in Jerusalem. The foundation consisted of the Heavenly Church, a hospice, and several utility buildings. The cross was awarded to men and women who have earned the support of the Foundation. The first award ceremony took place on the day of the inauguration. The lists of proposals took into account builders, suppliers, Jerusalem, donors and members of the board of trustees. The cross was awarded a diploma signed by Prince Eitel Friedrich as Master of the Order of St. John. The documents of the first award ceremony have as a basis for awarding - in memory of the inauguration of the Empress Auguste Victoria Foundation - later documents have as a basis for awarding - services to the Empress Auguste Victoria Foundation. After that, several awards were made to mostly generous donors or donors to the foundation. The last proven award took place in May 1919. A total of 216 awards were received. The manufacturers of the cross are the court jewelers Knevitz and also Gode. In 1898, a trip was made by Emperor William II. and his wife Empress Augusta Victoria to Jerusalem. During this trip, the emperor made a promise to the evangelical community to build a church on the Mount of Olives. For this reason, in 1899, the Oilseed Mountain Club was created in the Empress Auguste Victoria Foundation to raise funds and support the organization. Construction was coordinated by the Order of St. John. Groundbreaking took place in 1907.

A cross of gilded silver in the form of a crutch cross with smaller beam crosses at the corners. The crosses are enameled on both sides. On the upper cruciform shoulder there is a parallel soldered eye, in which an ornamented agraph is mounted as a monogram. On the back of the agraph is a bridge for recording tape.

Front side:

• The crutch is maroon golden and enameled red translucent.
• A dressing is visible under the enamel. (slightly different depending on manufacturer)
In the
• corners there is a golden burgundy, black enameled beam cross.
• They are connected by small lintels with a red enameled crutch cross.
In the
• center of the cross rises the golden cross of St. John with white enamel.
• Agraff is made in a floral design and depicts a monogram - A - V - for Auguste Victoria.

Downside:

• The crosses are also enameled, but without the crucified John's cross.
• The agraph is smooth without decorative section and has a vertical bridge as a through passage for the tape.

Tape:

30 mm wide, for female grinding 15 mm wide

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