German Awards - Order of the Red Eagle Medal 3. Form 1908.

The 1st form of the medal was established on May 18, 1842 by King Frederick William IV as an "army medal" and has the initials - F - W - IV - on the reverse side. This medal was received by the grenadier company, which was assigned to the honorary guard of the king at the silver wedding of Tsar Nicholas I and his wife Alexandra, Princess of Prussia. Only 128 copies were produced. Under King William I, the medal was revived and again granted to Schiffre - W -. The medal of the Order of the Red Eagle does not belong to the Prussian order system, but is attached to the order. This award was awarded to civilians by the civilian cabinet or the military by the military cabinet. Nothing is known about the reasons for the award, since there are no charters or orders. Until 1908, the medal was made of silver, then of gilded silver, copper. Since 1916, medals began to be made of gilded fine zinc. In Finzink, medals with a carved and closed royal crown are known. Medals with a cut crown are not factory-made. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.

A round gold-plated copper medal on top of a soldered open royal crown. A ribbon ring passes through the imperial apple of the royal crown.

Front side:

• Image of the Order of the Red Eagle (without swords) Cross arms with 3 lines and a middle shield with an eagle

Downside:

in
• letter - W -

Tape:

• white 25 mm wide, white edges 2 mm, side stripes orange 5 mm each.

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Front: Medal of the Order of the Red Eagle 3. Form 1908.

Reverse: Order of the Red Eagle Medal 3. Form 1908.

Established:

May 18, 1842 by King Frederick William IV.
In 1871, probably orally by William I.

Awarded:

1871-1917

Data:

• Material: Gold plated copper
• Size: 24.8mm
• Weight: about 8.2g

estimated collector price:

130 – 150 €

OEK Number:

1710