A study of the 1870/71 Verdienstkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen

[Roglebk]

I REALLY want to find one of these--------

You would have to fight me for it Greg

[Roglebk]

Hi Carl, please do post photos of these variations. I'm especially inerested to see the one with the jumpring like an EK2, and the Chinese Bead one

'Chinese Bead' pics coming up Trev. Have another F&J coming in soon, hope it's a new version (fingers crossed).

Sadly do not have pics of the 'EKII Jumpring' but know for sure it exists.

[Roglebk]

9th version, Tapered

Seems to be another version. Unmarked as most of them. Cross is thicker in the middle and tapers out towards the edges. Inner frame edges are leaning inwards, seems like they filed the edges at an angle. Ribbon is 40mm, a bit wider than the usual ones. It was extremly dirty and enamel looked matte but with a good clean it turned out fine.

[Roglebk]

Leaning inner edges, filemarks can clearly be seen. Tapered arms. Mirror enamel.

[Eagle]

Here my cross, maybe the only known cross with a Z marked suspension loop for ZEHN or not...



The rest of this cross:



and



Case and documents at my webside http://www.ordensmuseum.de/script/ekjungfr/ekjungfr.htm

Link to my online Schneider book http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rp07Jungfr.pdf

Link to my online recipient list http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rlLiJungfr.pdf

Regards

Uwe

[Roglebk]

Here my cross, maybe the only known cross with a Z marked suspension loop for ZEHN or not...

Case and documents at my webside http://www.ordensmuseum.de/script/ekjungfr/ekjungfr.htm

Link to my online Schneider book http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rp07Jungfr.pdf

Link to my online recipient list http://www.ordensmuseum.de/Ordensjou...rlLiJungfr.pdf

Regards

Uwe

Nice piece, pics and homepage Uwe! What can you tell us about the maker Zehn?

[Eagle]

We found in Berlin the maker H. Zehn for prussian awards. His mark was "H. ZEHN", "ZEHN", and maybe "Z".

But its only a "Z" and we have also the maker "Ziech" in Berlin. So I am not really sure if this "Z" is from Zehn, Ziech or an other maker.

Zehn produce some of prussian awards. More than other makers with a Z at the beginning of the name. I believe its Zehn, but I am not really sure.

[Biro]

Can't help much but I know that on the RAO 4th I own, the maker 'Zehn' is written in full.

Which wont fit on a ribbon ring I know...

Marshall

[VtwinVince]

I have an RAO3 in gold which is also marked ZEHN between the arms, and appears to be engraved rather than stamped. And I finally acquired a Virgin's Cross of the second type shown

[streptile]

I finally acquired a Virgin's Cross of the second type shown

Let's see it please

[VtwinVince]

Here you go, Trevor. The recipient was Frau Ober-Staatsanwalt Betty Rueder geb. Voegelius zu Oldenburg

[George Stimson]

Here's my example. It's the same one that's in The Iron Time.

[George Stimson]

A closer look, front and back.

[streptile]

Here you go, Trevor. The recipient was Frau Ober-Staatsanwalt Betty Rueder geb. Voegelius zu Oldenburg

Thanks Vince.

A name, too. Now that's better than a variant.

Very, very nice.

George,

Yours is the one shown in The Iron Time? Or the same type?

This is one award I have yet to add... but I am working on it.

[George Stimson]

Trevor

It's the exact same cross.