Awards of Germany - Order of the Red Eagle Cross 4th grade with anniversary number 50 (1861-1918)
The jubilee number - 50 - was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle on December 29, 1851 by King Frederick William IV. introduced. Persons who at the time of awarding the Order of the Red Eagle also had 50 years of experience in public service were awarded. Initially, the shield of all classes was made of silver. At a later time, anniversary numbers, starting from the 3rd grade, were issued with white enamel. Silver shields were used only in the 4th class of the order. Higher anniversary numbers such as 60, 65 and 70 were possible. In January 1863, the award of the anniversary number was extended to the Royal Order of the Crown. Anniversary numbers are desirable objects of counterfeiters for revaluation of individual classes.
The Royal Order of the Red Eagle originated from the highest Brandenburg Order of the Red Eagle. On June 12, 1792, King Frederick William II confirmed. (Great) this order as a royal award. As changes, he introduced the Prussian royal crown, instead of the princely crown, and the letters F-W-R (Friedrich, Wilhelm, Rex, that is, the king) on the reverse. During the existence of the award, many changes have been made. In 1810, the order was established by King Frederick William III. expanded to the 2nd and 3rd grade and presented oak leaves for the 1st and 2nd grade. In 1830, the 4th grade was first introduced. Only in 1846 the medallion was enameled in the 4th grade. Since 1854, the crimson color of the eagle in the medallion has been replaced by scarlet. 4th class received fine-grained cruciform arms around 1885. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.
Silver cross. Cross arms with smooth, polished edges. The insides are finely indented. Front side with an applied enameled medallion. Reverse medallion without enamel. Above is a soldered convex eye through which the band ring passes. A round, hollow embossed anniversary sign is soldered on the ring of the tape. In the case of crosses with factory designations, the latter is located between the crosses in the medallion cylinder or on the end of the lower cross.
Front side:
- Silver round medallion with raised centrally recessed border.
In - a closed field on a white background, enamel painting.
In the - center is a red eagle with a hohenzoll chest shield bordered by gold.
- Above it is a golden Prussian royal crown, including a green laurel wreath between the catches.
- The anniversary sign with a raised, polished border, the substrate is finely cut.
- The figure - 50 - increases with polished, raised outer lines inside and out.
Downside:
- Silver round medallion with raised centrally recessed border.
In the - center - winding letters - F - W -, above them the Prussian royal crown
Tape:
- white 30 mm wide, white edges 2 mm, side stripes orange 6 mm each.
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Obverse: Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class Cross with Jubilee Number 50 (1861-1918)
Reverse: Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class Cross with Jubilee Number 50 (1861-1918)
Established:
June 12, 1792 by King Frederick William II.
January 18, 1830 by King Frederick William III. Foundation of the 4th class
December 29, 1851 Anniversary Issue Fund
Data:
- Material: silver/partially enameled
- Size: 38.4mm x 42.0mm, 10mm anniversary shield
- Weight: 18.4g
estimated collector price:
300 – 350 €
Awards of World War II