Award numbers of the Prussian Red Eagle Order

[Daniel Krause]

By request of Brian, here the award numbers of the RAO:

All this info comes from Dr.Peter Sauerwald, who published these numbers in the German OMM und OuE magazine.
No other German Order had so many different attachments. That’s why I list only the usual combinations. For more detailed info feel free to contact me.
Some of the numbers seems very high. But think about that this Order was awarded from 1810 to 1918, more than 100 years!

1st class 2535
1st class with crown 73
1st class with swords 91
1st class with crown and swords 10
1st class with swords on ring 203
1st class with crown and swords on ring 9
1st class with Email-ribbon of the Crown Order 77
1st class with Brilliants 197
1st class with crown and Brilliants 6

2nd class Star 4176
2nd class Star with swords 196
2nd class Star with swords on ring 268
2nd class Star with swords and swords on ring 12
2nd class Star with Brilliants 69

2nd class 10618
2nd class with crown 289
2nd class with swords 1048
2nd class with crown and swords 29
2nd class with swords on ring 810
2nd class with crown and swords on ring 9
2nd class with swords and swords on ring 21
2nd class with Brilliants 139
2nd class with crown and Brilliants 8

3rd class 26834
3rd class with crown 457
3rd class with swords 406
3rd class with crown and swords 6
3rd class with swords on ring 847
3rd class with crown and swords on ring 9
3rd class with swords and swords on ring 6

4th class 108449
4th class with crown 1979
4th class with swords 2771
4th class with crown and swords 46

Grand cross info will come later.

Best regards

Daniel

[Brian S]

So, von Etzel's was a 2nd class Star with swords? 196

Lots of versions to collect here! Look at that 4th class with crown and swords, 46!!!

Do you have a site that shows all the versions?

I've got Schulze's site.

schultze site

[Brian S]

Is this the 3rd class with bow and swords on the ring?

Looking at Schulze's page it sure seems like it could be. Just has an extra ring...

Schulze say about the bow, "Basically it is the same like the bow for the third and the oak leaf for the 2nd, 1st and grand cross class. It is a sign for an already awarded lower grade of the order. Someone who was awarded the 2nd class with oak leaf, has been awarded with the 3rd class, someone who was awarded the 3rd class with bow has been awarded with a 4th class.

The special ribbon (two times black- and three times white striped) has been awarded only in combination with swords. It shows additionally to the bow, that the bearer has also been awarded with swords in a lower class. Somebody who was decorated twice for outstanding bravery in war service."

On Schulze's page he shows all kinds of eagles. None have tongues. Mine definitely has a very pronounced tongue.

Rangliste for von Etzel shows he won the 4th class.

Rangliste also shows RAO 3 Kl. mit Schwerten am Ringe.

[Eric Stahlhut]

Another tongue

Here's one that I have- it also has a red tongue.

[Brian S]

Odd that all the eagles on his site did not.

[Daniel Krause]

Hi Brian,

dont worry for the tongue. I´ve seen with and without. Plenty of makers produced it.
Your 3rd class looks o.k., just that somebody added that funny swords and the bow.

Best regards

Daniel

[Brian S]

Daniel,

Rangliste for von Etzel shows he won the 4th class.

Rangliste also shows RAO 3 Kl. mit Schwerten am Ringe.

The 'somebody' that added those things was von Etzel. Looking at the one on Schulze's site, his configuration looks a little weird. But, no one has ever messed with his stuff so this is the way it came down to us.