Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed on original tattered ribbon

on original tattered ribbon

measuring 200 mm (w) x 102 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface

the letter written over two pages

38 mm x 102 mm each

loss of green and red enamel in wreath

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed on original tattered ribbon(Roter Adler Orden, IV. Klasse Kreuz). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II; IV Class instituted 18 January 1830 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1848 1854 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a period correct replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed border, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted Prussian imperial eagle executed in a purple hue, the