Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Cross, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity Metropolitan Police (silver

Metropolitan Police (silver

now restored to the throne

horizontal pinback (heavily corroded and non-functional)

his talents were well-recognized

constructed of dark green (Flaschengrün) wool

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Cross, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity Metropolitan Police (silver(Kreuz des Allgemeinen Ehrenzeichens). Instituted 27 January 1900 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1900 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and Gold, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central Gold medallion bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I above a date of 1900, the reverse with an analogous Gold medallion bearing a raised inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE