Hohenzollern. A House Order, Honour Cross Iii Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Archive Efforts to rescue them began

Efforts to rescue them began within minutes of the ship's capsizing and continued into the night

horizontal needle style pinback

49 mm (w) x 36

only very minor green enamel loss to reverse wreath

in lasting tribute to the early Dutch settlers

Hohenzollern. A House Order, Honour Cross Iii Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Archive Efforts to rescue them began(Hausorden vom Hohenzollern, Ehrenkreuz 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). A cross constructed of silver, with partially black enameled arms, along with a green enameled partial oak and laurel wreath as well as silver gilt crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central enameled coat of arms of Hohenzollern, surrounded by a broad ring of blue enamels, inscribed FR TREUE UND VERDIENSTE (German For Loyalty and Merit); the