Prussia, Kingdom. An 1861 Kaiser Wilhelm I Coronation Brooch, By S. Friedeberg Söhne Archive once folded open

once folded open

The case can be opened via a spring catch with stud release located on its side

It later broke in two and capsized

2) (Kriegsverdienstkreuz IV

without lid

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1861 Kaiser Wilhelm I Coronation Brooch, By S. Friedeberg Söhne Archive once folded open(Brosche fr die Ehrenjungfrauen anlsslich der Krnung Knig Wilhelm I). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a stylized belt bearing a raised inscription of 22 OCTOBER 1861, with central monograms of Kaiser Wilhelm I and Augusta of Saxe Weimar Eisenach, topped by a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but exclusively manufactured by S. Friedberg Shne, Berlin, measuring 34.