Jerusalem Cross (Prussia)

• Name — Jerusalem Cross Jerusalem-Kreuz • Country — Prussia • Eligibility — Those who traveled with Emperor Wilhelm II to Jerusalem in 1898 • Awarded For — The inauguration of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem • Established — 31 October 1898 • Precedence Label — Order of Wear 1916 • Higher — Hohenzollern Commemorative Medal for Combatants • Lower — Cross of the Mount of Olives • Caption2 — Ribbon of the order

The Jerusalem Cross is made in the shape of the Jerusalem cross. The cross consists of a large cross portent with four plain crosslets between the arms. The crosses are red enameled with silver-gilt borders. In the center of the cross is a round gold colored medallion. The obverse side, the medallion depicts the Imperial Crown of the Prussian German Emperor surmounting the letters IR (Imperator Rex) over the royal cypher of a stylized W II. The reverse of the medallion bears the date 31 October 1898. This date is depicted using a large Roman numeral X in the center for October, and a small Roman numeral XXXI at the top. To the left is MDCCC and to the right side IIC for the year 1898.