Prussia, State. A Crown Order, Iv Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and whose lives were saved

and whose lives were saved by a life jacket

The Spitfires came in at too high a speed and Jabs shot down one Spitfire

1943 in Hamilton

gilt wear and oxidation on the obverse

Prussia, State. A Crown Order, Iv Class Knight, C.1900 Auction Archive and whose lives were saved(Knigliche Kronen Orden IV Kreuz). Instituted in 1861. Type 2. (1867 1918 issue). A gilded bronze Cross Patte with pebbled arms, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a circular central medallion depicting the Royal Prussian crown, surrounded by a blue enamelled ring, inscribed GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) in gilt lettering, the reverse with a circular central medallion depicting the royal cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm I,