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190:. The second class was a slightly smaller design, its main difference being that it was suspended from a ribbon on the breast. It was not awarded a crown but could still be awarded oak leaves and swords. The third class cross was silver and unenamelled, save for the central badge on the obverse and reverse. The 4th class cross was completely unenamelled with both badges being in silver. the medals were identical in design with both gold and silver medals bearing the Schwarzburg lion on the obverse, with two oak sprays on the lower half, and the legend FÜR TREUE UND VERDIENST (for loyalty and merit), the reverse bears the cipher of the reigning monarch with a prince's crown.
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738:
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404:
1358:
1335:
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538:
921:
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523:
511:
1223:
823:
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1055:
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909:
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32:
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1420:
933:
848:
475:
1640:
1043:
750:
1635:
1533:
1470:
1248:
653:
617:
487:
1393:
1381:
605:
451:
799:
1556:
641:
593:
581:
1482:
1181:
665:
1494:
811:
1610:
1583:
557:
338:
356:
178:
161:, Crossed swords were added for wartime military merit, whilst in 1873 the cross was further expanded to comprise four grades of crosses. In 1911 with the merging of Rudolstadt and Sonderhausen the crosses and medals of the order were harmonised.
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185:
The first class cross was a large gold cross enamelled in white and worn around the neck it could be awarded with diamonds, a crown, oak leaves, and swords. of these only one award with diamonds is known, it was suspended from a
620:
385:
168:
oak leaves were incorporated into both the crosses and the medals which bore the dates 1914 and 1915. During the war, a non-combat medal for soldiers was introduced, which had a blue ribbon with a red stripe.
1675:
378:
370:
147:
408:
157:
The Order was originally composed of three grades of crosses and a medal. In 1866 the medal was divided into a gold and silver medal. In 1870 with the onset of the
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656:
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957:
107:
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644:
215:
1157:
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1085:
1069:
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221:
498:
584:
924:
993:
1473:
1005:
851:
1020:
997:
572:
466:
204:
896:
1559:
1423:
1272:
912:
737:
717:
478:
761:
1313:
1288:
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628:
1357:
1334:
1309:
1597:
1226:
776:
135:
50:
920:
537:
1670:
1407:
1384:
1170:
1058:
608:
430:
1485:
668:
522:
510:
1347:
1299:
1251:
1222:
936:
680:
254:
164:
The 1st class cross of the order could awarded with or without a crown, whilst in 1915 with the outbreak of
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426:
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1434:
1201:
713:
705:
454:
276:
242:
131:
54:
765:
150:
to reward meritorious service to the
Principality. In 1857 the Order became a joint award with the other
1459:
1324:
1054:
875:
741:
676:
568:
560:
1284:
1147:
1108:
969:
1212:
947:
886:
863:
227:
151:
1497:
725:
871:
701:
158:
908:
859:
847:
31:
1624:
1237:
837:
546:
266:
1644:
1532:
1469:
1446:
1419:
1247:
932:
652:
616:
474:
1392:
1380:
1042:
749:
691:
490:
271:
210:
106:
753:
604:
596:
486:
339:"Schwarzburg Duchy Honour Cross, Civil Division, I Class Honour Cross (with crown, in gold)"
232:
1639:
798:
1648:
1634:
1370:
1262:
814:
514:
450:
80:
Reigning
Monarch's cipher surmounted by a prince's crown in gold on a dark-blue background
177:
640:
237:
127:
592:
580:
357:"Schwarzburg Duchy Honour Cross, Civil Division, I Class Honour Cross (with diamonds)"
1664:
1545:
1046:
826:
526:
403:
1481:
1555:
1180:
973:
729:
664:
165:
1493:
810:
1609:
1582:
556:
416:
187:
318:"Schwarzburg Duchy Honour Cross, Civil Division, I Class Honour Cross"
176:
1338:
Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)
374:
148:
Friedrich Günther, Sovereign Prince of
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
72:
1676:
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire
409:
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire
64:
Orange ribbon with Dark-Blue centre and edge stripes
1623:
1596:
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1544:
1519:
1458:
1433:
1406:
1369:
1346:
1323:
1298:
1261:
1236:
1211:
1169:
1134:
1095:
1068:
1019:
946:
885:
836:
775:
690:
545:
415:
100:
92:
84:
76:
68:
60:
46:
38:
24:
1185:House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
503:Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
1277:Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
657:Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
386:
8:
393:
379:
371:
105:
30:
21:
333:
331:
288:
16:Order of merit in Germany, 1853 to 1918
294:
292:
7:
1536:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
1474:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
633:Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
443:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
901:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
1397:Order of Merit for Science and Art
1151:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
1113:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
803:Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
14:
146:The order was founded in 1853 by
1643:
1638:
1633:
1614:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1608:
1587:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1581:
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1531:
1504:
1492:
1480:
1468:
1445:
1418:
1391:
1379:
1356:
1333:
1308:
1283:
1271:
1246:
1221:
1196:
1191:
1179:
1161:House Order of the Wendish Crown
1156:
1146:
1125:House Order of the Wendish Crown
1119:
1107:
1080:
1053:
1041:
1031:
1004:
992:
980:
968:
956:
931:
919:
907:
895:
870:
858:
846:
821:
809:
797:
791:Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
785:
760:
748:
736:
724:
712:
700:
675:
663:
651:
645:Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria)
639:
627:
615:
603:
591:
579:
567:
555:
536:
521:
509:
497:
485:
473:
461:
449:
437:
425:
402:
300:"Schwarzburg Duchy Honour Cross"
130:common to the principalities of
124:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
25:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1086:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
986:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
1036:House Order of the Golden Lion
962:House Order of the Golden Lion
585:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
154:principality of Sonderhausen.
1:
1686:Awards disestablished in 1918
1460:Principality of Lippe-Detmold
216:Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
998:Order of the Star of Brabant
573:Military Order of Max Joseph
222:Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler
205:Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
1560:Princely Reuss Honour Cross
1450:House Order of Hohenzollern
1424:House Order of Hohenzollern
925:Order of the Zähringer Lion
913:Order of Berthold the First
718:Military Order of St. Henry
621:Royal Order of Saint George
479:House Order of Hohenzollern
1702:
1681:Awards established in 1853
1510:Order of the Rose of Lippe
1361:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1325:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1314:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1289:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
534:
207:(with diamonds and swords)
1600:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1227:Order of the White Falcon
136:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
116:
104:
51:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
29:
1486:Order of Leopold (Lippe)
1410:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1385:Order of Albert the Bear
1171:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
1059:Order of the Iron Helmet
1010:General Honor Decoration
669:Order of Louis (Bavaria)
609:Order of Saint Elizabeth
431:Order of the Black Eagle
1348:Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
1300:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
1252:Order of Henry the Lion
937:House Order of Fidelity
111:Ribbon bar of the Order
42:Military or Civil Merit
1573:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1437:Hohenzollern-Hechingen
1202:Friedrich-August Cross
777:Kingdom of Württemberg
706:Order of the Rue Crown
681:Medical military Order
455:Order of the Red Eagle
243:Gustav von Alvensleben
182:
132:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
55:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1546:Principality of Reuss
876:Order of Ernst August
742:Civil Order of Saxony
561:Order of Saint Hubert
180:
1213:Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
1138:Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1099:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
948:Grand Duchy of Hesse
887:Grand Duchy of Baden
864:Royal Guelphic Order
255:Hermann von François
228:Friedrich von Scholl
852:Order of St. George
766:Order of Maria Anna
277:Günther Blumentritt
159:Franco-Prussian War
1238:Duchy of Brunswick
838:Kingdom of Hanover
547:Kingdom of Bavaria
467:Order of the Crown
417:Kingdom of Prussia
267:Gerd von Rundstedt
194:Notable recipients
183:
1658:
1657:
692:Kingdom of Saxony
272:Gotthard Heinrici
211:August von Werder
120:
119:
1693:
1651:
1647:
1642:
1637:
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1612:
1589:
1585:
1562:
1558:
1537:
1535:
1523:Schaumburg-Lippe
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1508:
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1496:
1488:
1484:
1476:
1472:
1451:
1449:
1426:
1422:
1399:
1395:
1387:
1383:
1362:
1360:
1339:
1337:
1316:
1312:
1291:
1287:
1279:
1275:
1254:
1250:
1229:
1225:
1204:
1200:
1195:
1187:
1183:
1162:
1160:
1152:
1150:
1127:
1123:
1115:
1111:
1088:
1084:
1061:
1057:
1049:
1045:
1037:
1035:
1012:
1008:
1000:
996:
988:
984:
976:
972:
964:
960:
939:
935:
927:
923:
915:
911:
903:
899:
878:
874:
866:
862:
854:
850:
829:
825:
817:
813:
805:
801:
793:
789:
768:
764:
756:
754:Order of Sidonia
752:
744:
740:
732:
728:
720:
716:
708:
704:
683:
679:
671:
667:
659:
655:
647:
643:
635:
631:
623:
619:
611:
607:
599:
597:Order of Theresa
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587:
583:
575:
571:
563:
559:
540:
529:
525:
517:
513:
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501:
493:
489:
481:
477:
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465:
457:
453:
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429:
407:
406:
395:
388:
381:
372:
365:
364:
353:
347:
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335:
326:
325:
314:
308:
307:
296:
233:Hugo von Radolin
109:
34:
22:
1701:
1700:
1696:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1691:
1690:
1671:Orders of merit
1661:
1660:
1659:
1654:
1649:Hanseatic Cross
1632:
1619:
1607:
1599:
1598:Principality of
1592:
1580:
1572:
1571:Principality of
1565:
1553:
1540:
1530:
1522:
1521:Principality of
1515:
1503:
1491:
1479:
1467:
1454:
1444:
1436:
1435:Principality of
1429:
1417:
1409:
1408:Principality of
1402:
1390:
1378:
1371:Duchy of Anhalt
1365:
1355:
1342:
1332:
1319:
1307:
1294:
1282:
1270:
1263:Duchy of Nassau
1257:
1245:
1232:
1220:
1207:
1190:
1178:
1165:
1155:
1145:
1137:
1130:
1118:
1106:
1098:
1091:
1079:
1072:Hesse-Darmstadt
1071:
1070:Landgraviate of
1064:
1052:
1040:
1030:
1022:
1021:Landgraviate of
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991:
979:
967:
955:
942:
930:
918:
906:
894:
881:
869:
857:
845:
832:
820:
815:Friedrich Order
808:
796:
784:
771:
759:
747:
735:
723:
711:
699:
686:
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662:
650:
638:
626:
614:
602:
590:
578:
566:
554:
541:
532:
520:
515:Order of Louise
508:
496:
484:
472:
460:
448:
436:
424:
411:
401:
399:
369:
368:
355:
354:
350:
337:
336:
329:
316:
315:
311:
298:
297:
290:
285:
263:
251:
201:
196:
181:2nd class cross
175:
144:
112:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1697:
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1673:
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1567:
1566:
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1563:
1550:
1548:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1538:
1527:
1525:
1517:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1501:
1498:Order of Berta
1489:
1477:
1464:
1462:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1452:
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1439:
1431:
1430:
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1427:
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1404:
1403:
1401:
1400:
1388:
1375:
1373:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1352:
1350:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1329:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1318:
1317:
1304:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1280:
1267:
1265:
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1258:
1256:
1255:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1217:
1215:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1188:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1153:
1142:
1140:
1136:Grand Duchy of
1132:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1116:
1103:
1101:
1097:Grand Duchy of
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1092:
1090:
1089:
1076:
1074:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1050:
1038:
1027:
1025:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1001:
989:
977:
965:
952:
950:
944:
943:
941:
940:
928:
916:
904:
891:
889:
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882:
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879:
867:
855:
842:
840:
834:
833:
831:
830:
818:
806:
794:
781:
779:
773:
772:
770:
769:
757:
745:
733:
721:
709:
696:
694:
688:
687:
685:
684:
672:
660:
648:
636:
624:
612:
600:
588:
576:
564:
551:
549:
543:
542:
535:
533:
531:
530:
518:
506:
494:
491:Pour le Mérite
482:
470:
458:
446:
434:
421:
419:
413:
412:
400:
398:
397:
390:
383:
375:
367:
366:
348:
327:
309:
287:
286:
284:
281:
280:
279:
274:
269:
262:
259:
258:
257:
250:
247:
246:
245:
240:
238:Karl von Wedel
235:
230:
225:
219:
213:
208:
200:
197:
195:
192:
174:
171:
143:
140:
128:Order of merit
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114:
113:
110:
102:
101:
98:
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90:
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82:
81:
78:
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70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
27:
26:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1698:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1650:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1630:
1628:
1626:
1622:
1615:
1611:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1601:
1595:
1588:
1584:
1579:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1568:
1561:
1557:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1547:
1543:
1534:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1518:
1511:
1507:
1502:
1499:
1495:
1490:
1487:
1483:
1478:
1475:
1471:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1448:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1438:
1432:
1425:
1421:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1411:
1405:
1398:
1394:
1389:
1386:
1382:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1359:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1336:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1315:
1311:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1297:
1290:
1286:
1281:
1278:
1274:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1264:
1260:
1253:
1249:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1228:
1224:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1214:
1210:
1203:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1186:
1182:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1139:
1133:
1126:
1122:
1117:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1094:
1087:
1083:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1067:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1048:
1047:Wilhelm Order
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1018:
1011:
1007:
1002:
999:
995:
990:
987:
983:
978:
975:
971:
966:
963:
959:
954:
953:
951:
949:
945:
938:
934:
929:
926:
922:
917:
914:
910:
905:
902:
898:
893:
892:
890:
888:
884:
877:
873:
868:
865:
861:
856:
853:
849:
844:
843:
841:
839:
835:
828:
827:Order of Olga
824:
819:
816:
812:
807:
804:
800:
795:
792:
788:
783:
782:
780:
778:
774:
767:
763:
758:
755:
751:
746:
743:
739:
734:
731:
727:
722:
719:
715:
710:
707:
703:
698:
697:
695:
693:
689:
682:
678:
673:
670:
666:
661:
658:
654:
649:
646:
642:
637:
634:
630:
625:
622:
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