Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John Breast Cross Newly Listed (Splintertarn Kopfhaube)

(Splintertarn Kopfhaube)

bronze gilt medal

awarded for exceptional conduct in war

He died on March 15

medical and other detachments

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John Breast Cross Newly Listed (Splintertarn Kopfhaube)(Ritterorden St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Steckkreuz). 15 October 1852 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1852 1918 issue). Constructed of a silver alloy, the obverse consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with pebbled arms trimmed with ribbed borders, the reverse bearing a central raised Cross Patte, with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a locking catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 46 mm (w) x 42. 71 mm (h), weighing 7. 4 grams, in near