Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Iii Class With Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude 17 mm x 37 mm

17 mm x 37 mm

numbered "515492" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

weighing 293 grams

Rejoining his unit

staining on the Hindenburg Cross ribbon

Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Iii Class With Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude 17 mm x 37 mm(Frstlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz, III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 24 May 1869 by Prince Henry XIV. (Issued 1909 1918). A silver Maltese Cross with rays and a set of crossed swords piercing the center of the cross, the obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a gilt ring, the reverse with a black enameled central medallion depicting a gilt crowned royal cipher of Henry XIV,