Everything fine with it. I am not sure about the ribbon; I must have it in my hands. The cross was made by Godet & Sohn, Berlin (maker "G") and has got a silver frame, which you can see on the very even patina with a light yellowish finish, thats normal. The very detailed iron core is stamped instead of cast.
Here is an exact description of the meaning of the oakleafes:
The meaning of the oakleafes was described by King Friedrich-Wilhelm III. as follows:
"The middle line of the middle leaf together with the leaf to the right shall build a "L" for Luise (his wife). The nine jags of the middle leaf are for the nine living children of Queen Luise; the five jags to the left for the five sons and the 4 jags to the right are for the four girls. The four lower lines of the leafes build an "X", a latin "10" together with the nine jags of the middle leaf are a "19", the day Queen Luise died (July 19, 1810)."
The date of the institution of the Iron Cross was March 10, 1813; the birthday of Queen Luise (born March 10, 1776).
Informations from Harald Geißlers book "Das Eiserne Kreuz" and from www.koenigin-luise.com
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Here is an exact description of the meaning of the oakleafes:
The meaning of the oakleafes was described by King Friedrich-Wilhelm III. as follows:
"The middle line of the middle leaf together with the leaf to the right shall build a "L" for Luise (his wife). The nine jags of the middle leaf are for the nine living children of Queen Luise; the five jags to the left for the five sons and the 4 jags to the right are for the four girls. The four lower lines of the leafes build an "X", a latin "10" together with the nine jags of the middle leaf are a "19", the day Queen Luise died (July 19, 1810)."
The date of the institution of the Iron Cross was March 10, 1813; the birthday of Queen Luise (born March 10, 1776).
Informations from Harald Geißlers book "Das Eiserne Kreuz" and from www.koenigin-luise.com
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