Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude Among them was Lieutenant Edouard

Among them was Lieutenant Edouard Blondeel

missing two white enamelled beads on the left side of the crown on the obverse

Footnote: The 4th Mounted Rifles Battalion was organized on March 15

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude Among them was Lieutenant Edouard(Verdienstkreuz fr Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870 1871). Instituted 22 March 1871 by King Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1871 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a fine quality black enameled core, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneca Cross executed in red and white enamels, the reverse bearing a central engraved and silvered monogram of King Kaiser Wilhelm and Queen Kaiserin Augusta, the six oclock arm