Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross, c. 1900 Archive His condition worsened over the

His condition worsened over the next two and half years

maker marked on the ring

the reverse inscribed “Fortjent” within an open-ended oak wreath tied together at the base with a ribbon

A 1939 Hesselberg Frankentag badge

3mm (h – inclusive of surmounting wreath)

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross, c. 1900 Archive His condition worsened over the(Ritterorden St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Kreuz der Ehrenritter). Instituted 15 October 1852 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1852 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by blackened Prussian imperial eagles executed in exceptional detail, the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled fan suspension perforated with an eyelet, the