German Awards - Order of the Red Eagle Medal 2. Form 1871.

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 -. 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 1917, medals began to be made of gilded fine zinc. In Finzink, medals with a closed royal crown are known. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.

A round silver medal over 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.

Obverse: Order of the Red Eagle Medal 2. Form 1871.

Reverse: Order of the Red Eagle Medal 2. Form 1871.

Established:

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

Awarded:

1871 – 1908

Data:

• Material: Silver
• Size: 36mm x 24.7mm
• Weight: About 8.6g

estimated collector price:

190 – 220 €

OEK Number:

1709