Order of the Crown (Prussia)

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Royal Order of the Crown (Königlicher Kronen-Orden)
Cross and star of the Order of the Crown, 2nd Class.
Awarded by the Kingdom of Prussia
Type	State Order
Established	1861 (in Prussia)
Eligibility	Civilians and military, Prussian and foreign, with rank/status determining which grade one received
Criteria	Merit
Status	Obsolete
Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Red Eagle
Next (lower)	House Order of Hohenzollern
Ribbon of the order

The Royal Order of the Crown (German: Königlicher Kronen-Orden) was a Prussian order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an honour equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, membership could only be conferred upon commissioned officers (or civilians of approximately equivalent status), but there was a medal associated with the order which could be earned by non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.

Officially the Order of the Red Eagle and the Order of the Crown were equal. Most officials did however prefer to be appointed in the older Order of the Red Eagle. The Order of the Crown was often used as an award for someone who had to be rewarded while the Prussian government did not want to use the Order of the Red Eagle.^[1]