Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude Issued 1849-1919

Issued 1849-1919

who was one of the troops aboard the ill-fated liner and was believed to be "drowned at sea"

as well as the entire crew of his plane on which he served as an observer

Instituted in 1853

Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude Issued 1849-1919(Frstlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted on 24 May 1869. (Issued 1909 1918). A Gold Maltese cross with silver rays radiating from the centre of the cross, obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a Gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a Gold ring, reverse centre featuring a black enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned royal cipher of Heinrich, surrounded by a Gold ring, on