Frankfurt, Free City. A Rare 1814 Cross of Honour for Officers of the Line, Type II Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with crossed gilt swords through

with crossed gilt swords through the centerpiece

wear from period use

the two crossed Kirpans flanking the enamelled flowers furthest from the Royal crown on either side are slightly larger at 29 mm x 43 mm

three sailors st the far left

Frankfurt, Free City. A Rare 1814 Cross of Honour for Officers of the Line, Type II Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with crossed gilt swords through(Ehrenkreuz fr Offiziere der Linie 1814). Instituted 22 October 1814 by Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss Greiz. (1814 1815 issue). Constructed of blackened and gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central oval medallion circumscribing an inscription of DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY), the three, nine, and twelve oclock arms bearing the monograms of Emperor Franz I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and King Friedrich Wilhelm III