Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND &

maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND & Cie et LE MAITRE & Cie PARIS"

A textbook example of a mid-war manufacture German “Flak Abzeichen”

single staple-bound)

he arrived in Poland and was dispatched to the Ukrainian front

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND &(Prototyp Kreuz Museumsstck). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, the arms bearing raised oak leaves, with a date of 1813 in the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 33. 74 mm (w) x 39. 16 mm (h), weighing 12. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in very fine condition.