Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1864 Auction Archive The battledress blouse is wool

The battledress blouse is wool with a green tinge to the darker khaki colour

on triangular ribbon)

gilt completely worn but otherwise very fine condition

During his medical examination performed seven months earlier

unmarked but typical Deschler

Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1864 Auction Archive The battledress blouse is wool(Alsen Kreuz). Instituted 7 December 1864 by King Wilhelm I. (1864 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central Hohenzollern eagle above a ship, the arms with an inscription of ALSEN 29. JUNI 1864, the reverse with a central leftward facing profile of King Wilhelm I, circumscribed by name and title, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, unmarked,