Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1865 Newly Listed Northern Ireland (white embroidery on

Northern Ireland (white embroidery on black wool

one missing its lugs

obverse embellishing by very precise and highly detailed patterns and beaded edges

Constructed of a yellow cotton blend with black machine-embroidered German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

within a ribbed border bearing a raised inscription of “BLUT UND EHRE” (“BLOOD AND HONOUR”)

Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1865 Newly Listed Northern Ireland (white embroidery on(Alsen Kreuz). Instituted 7 December 1864 by King Wilhelm I. (1864 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, unmarked, measuring 31. 58 mm (w) x 36. 76 mm (h), weighing 12. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.