Prussia, Kingdom. A Jerusalem Memorial Cross, Taylors Copy Auction 3 mm x 43 mm)

3 mm x 43 mm)

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Prussia, Kingdom. A Jerusalem Memorial Cross, Taylors Copy Auction 3 mm x 43 mm)(Jerusalem Erinnerungskreuz) Instituted 31 October 1898. A Jerusalem cross paty constructed of bronze and red enamel, with four plain crosslets in the quadrants between the arms, the centre bears a royal crown with fringes, below is the cipher IR (Imperator Rex) and below that is the cipher W II (Wilhelm II), on a rayed background, the reverse centre bears an X (for October), and the date XXXI MD CCC IIC (31 1898), on a pebbled background, with an