Jerusalem Cross (Prussia)

The Jerusalem Cross or Jerusalem Memorial Cross (German: Jerusalem-Kreuz; Jerusalem-Erinnerungskreuz) was a decoration of Prussia established 31 October 1898.

The cross was awarded to those who traveled with Emperor Wilhelm II on his 1898 visit to the Levant and attended the inauguration of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.

In the center of the cross is a round gold colored medallion.

[2] 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.

This date is depicted using a large Roman numeral X in the center for October, and a small Roman numeral XXXI at the top.