Hohenzollern, State. A House Order Of Hohenzollern Silver Merit Medal With Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude Her keel was laid down

Her keel was laid down on 16 November 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel

To best of my knowledge these photos are unpublished (total of 21 photos

A Kaiser Wilhelm II

Overall an interesting item

1919 aboard the HMT Minnekahda

Hohenzollern, State. A House Order Of Hohenzollern Silver Merit Medal With Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude Her keel was laid down(Hausorden von Hohenzollern) Instituted 1866. Type II. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears a crowned cipher FC (Friedrich und Carl), circumscribed with DEN 1 JANUAR 1842 bordered with a wreath of oak and laurel leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse bears the coat of arms of Hohenzollern circumscribed with FR TREUE UND VERDIENSTE (FOR FAITH AND MERIT), bordered with a wreath of oak and laurel leaves tied with