Prussia, State. An Order Of The Black Eagle, I Class Grand Cross Sash, C.1914 GTRexclude With factory tag still attached

With factory tag still attached

His pre-war service saw him with the Shore Base H

and then moved to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) for jungle training until July 1943

It was again re-designed in 1953 as a white star formed by five arrows

obverse presents with an oval oak leaf wreath

Prussia, State. An Order Of The Black Eagle, I Class Grand Cross Sash, C.1914 GTRexclude With factory tag still attached(Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler). Instituted in 1701. A fine period sash fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern, with a plain honey yellow field throughout, a band sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge, measuring 101 mm wide x 690 mm in length, vibrant colour, intact stitching, scattered spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Black Eagle was the highest order of chivalry in the