Wilhelms-Kreuz (Hanover)

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The Wilhelms-Kreuz was donated on June 22, 1837 by King Wilhelm IV of Hanover for many years of loyal military service and could only be awarded to officers .

The medal is a golden paw cross , on the front of which the initials of the founder WR IV. , Which are surmounted by a crown, can be seen. The number XXV is on the back .

The ribbon is yellow and white and the award was worn on the left side of the chest.

literature

  • Gustav Adolph Ackermann: Order book of all in Europe flourishing and extinct orders and decorations. Rudolph & Dieterici, Annaberg 1855, p. 76, online .