The Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown (Verdienstorden der Preußischen Krone) was an award of civil and military merit established 18 January 1901 by King Wilhelm II on the occasion of the bicentennial of the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The order was presented in one class and consisted of a badge and a breast star.

The order consists of a badge, worn on a sash from right shoulder to the left hip, and a star worn on the left chest: The badge of the order is a blue-enamelled, eighteen-karat, yellow-gold Maltese cross with a granular border.

The central disc on the obverse of the badge shows a golden crown with red enamel, surrounded by a blue-enamelled circular band bearing the gold-lettered motto, "Gott Mit Uns".

General von Gossler was the only person who received the awards in both departments.