Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude Among them was Lieutenant Edouard

Among them was Lieutenant Edouard Blondeel

Footnote: The Wings for Britain Benevolent Fund supported the widows and families of airmen who had been killed in action

(Waffen-SS Verleihungsurkunde)

a worn example with period repair

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-1871 GTRexclude Among them was Lieutenant Edouard(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