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

maker marked “RZM M9/3” for ”Christian Lauer

marked "METALL-SAMMLUNG 1914-15" (Metal Collection 1914-15) on the inside

After a period of strenuous service in the French theatre

with a very thin paper backer mostly preserved on the reverse

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,