Prussian Awards With Jubilee "Buttons"

[derGeneral]

I like old pictures with jubilee numbers...

[Stogieman]

Now that's a pretty special bar! 1870 NC EK2 and PCO3 with a 50!!

Sweet!

[derGeneral]

am a "Prinzengr??e" Centenar-medal

[Ralph A]

wow

[Guest Rick Research]

That naughty fellow up top is IMPROPERLY wearing his Crown 3 "50" ahead of his plain old Red Eagle 4!

Closeup of a Prussian Crown 4th Class with "50" can be found at:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13198

in the Prussian long service awards thread.

I've split this off that because jubilee buttoned/disked Prussian Orders seem off topic and interesting enough to deserve their own thread.

Here is Rechnungsrat Miersch during WW1:

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Although a native of Saxony (long service), a lifetime of book-keeping only got him the Albert-Knight 2nd from his home state.

Not the clearest of photos, alas, but you can tell that is a 1914 "white black" EK with his WW1 Saxon War Effort Cross. That's a "50" on this old 1870 veteran's Red Eagle 4:

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[Tom Y]

An AEZ in the flesh

[Guest Rick Research]

Even better than mere photos!

[Stogieman]

Adler der Inhaber, Hohenzollern House Order

[Stogieman]

It was cased, of course!!

[Stogieman]

And The Crown Order, Gold disc-50

[Stogieman]

Same piece, scanned this time

[Mike Dunn]

Not to sound stupid--what does the 50 stand for?? The number of times he earned the award or the years he had it?? Did they have to request the number or was it awarded automatically? Mike

[Guest Rick Research]

The number indicated the number of years of service the wearer had while still Pre-Retired. There were 50 and 60 and I think theoretically even some 65 and 70 buttons.

You'd have thought for THAT kind of Devotion To Duty they could have coughed up, duh, a higher grade of something or other.

[Wild Card]

The number indicated the number of years of service the wearer had while still Pre-Retired. There were 50 and 60 and I think theoretically even some 65 and 70 buttons.

Rick,

Compliments of the Seymour/Ludvigsen archives.

Wild Card

[derGeneral]

wonderful pieces and pictures I have just one Order with Jubilee "button" in my collection. I couldn't show you better pics, I've bought this piece only a few days ago so I have to wait until it arrives... Please could you show the backside of your pieces ?

Edited December 4, 2006 by derGeneral

[Gerd Becker]

Same piece, scanned this time

Its the first time i notice, that the "50" is also enameled white on the 3rd classes

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

I would like to present two more examples from the Seymour/Ludvigsen archives which differ from those posted so far. This first is a first or second class badge.

Edited December 5, 2006 by Wild Card

[Wild Card]

Reverse of the oaks.

[Wild Card]

I believe that this is a third class badge (it is numbered).

[Wild Card]

Reverse of the jubilee device.

[Wild Card]

Button, button, who?s got the button? Following, from the Ludvigsen archives are examples of the last two. First is a 60 year button on an honor cross.

[Wild Card]

Reverse close-up of the button.

[Wild Card]

A 70 year button on a Crown Order third class.

[Wild Card]

Reverse close-up of the button.

[Wild Card]

Last, but not least - they come in all sizes