Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 Hold with two sets of matching

with two sets of matching gilt bronze rank pips (Hauptmann) and Caduceus medical symbol

fifty years after the outbreak of the First World War and presented to Ghent’s veterans on November 15th

consisting of a silvered zink loop with additional loops emanating from the lower edge

The Bannu Brigade moved to Arsalkot on May 28th and destroyed that village

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 Hold with two sets of matching(Verdienstkreuz fr Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870 1871). Instituted 22 March 1871 by King Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1871 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a fine quality black enameled core, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneca Cross executed in red and white enamels, the reverse bearing a central engraved and silvered monogram of King Kaiser Wilhelm and Queen Kaiserin Augusta, the six oclock arm