Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of Saint John, Cross of a Knight of Justice in Gold, c. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A handwritten POW letter of

A handwritten POW letter of unknown author to unknown recipients

and is commemorated on page 420 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

soiling evident

the reverse bearing raised dates “1914-1918”

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of Saint John, Cross of a Knight of Justice in Gold, c. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A handwritten POW letter of(Johanniter Order). Instituted in 1852. (c. 1900 issue). Consisting of a Maltese Cross in 18kt Gold with white enameled arms and crowned eagles in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the reverse identical to the obverse, with a fixed hollow Gold crown mounted to the top of the cross, unmarked, measuring 46. 0 mm (w) x 73. 0 mm (l), weighing 19. 00 grams, the ribbon loop for suspension from its correct modern replacement ribbon is original