Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Red Eagle, I Class Breast Star, C. 1870 GTRexclude ( 2154 Serjt John Connelly

( 2154 Serjt John Connelly 17th Regt

measuring 15mm in diameter

Snell (2nd Navigator)

Towards the edge of the cap is also a warm brown perforated leather sweatband that has separated from the cap on the front half of the cap

(Grubenwehrwesen Abzeichen)

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Red Eagle, I Class Breast Star, C. 1870 GTRexclude ( 2154 Serjt John Connelly(Roter Adler Orden, Bruststern zum I. Klasse). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1861 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted red Hohenzollern imperial eagle executed in exceptional detail, set within a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of SINCERE ET CONSTANTER