Alsenský kříž (1864)

In the wake of the War commemorative medal 1864, Duppelského cross 1864 to even mention about the other decorations of this campaign and it is"
ALSENSKÝ CROSS FROM 1864(Alsen-Kreuz vom Jahre 1864).
The cross was established on 7.December 1864, he was struck from bronze in a diameter of 32mm and the strength of 2.5 mm and is identical with the described Duppelským cross on the obverse,while the party carries in the middle a circular medallion of a flying eagle with a flag on a boat that sails around the Alsenu.In the area of the upper arm of the cross is the name of: "ALSEN", on the desktop horizontal shoulder split inscription :"29" and "JUN"(29.June) and on the surface of the lower arm the year 1864.Again there are three ribbons designed for the fighters, as well as for nebojovníky and finally for members of the reserve backup partitions.The main ribbon again is 32mm wide with a tmavějším cornflower blue middle stripe,9mm wide strip of double-sided lined amber yellow,5 mm wide strips with a rimfire,5mm wide stripe,double-sided white separate and in addition yet to completely narrow black stripe separated from the středníh stripes orange-yellow. Ribbon for nebojovníky is basically the same as with the previous ribbon,but here it is in the middle of just 3mm wide, cornflower blue stripe.Ribbon for reserve units is in the middle of the darker cornflower blue in a width of 20mm,placket then lined always 2mm wide strips of black-and-white-orange-yellow and at the very edge of a still white začištěná.
18.April 1865 he founded the still prussian king Wilhelm I. for the knight order of the Hospitallers,who were performing ambulance service associated with the care of wounded soldiers. Even the precious cross was struck in iron,black patinovaném and as with Duppelského of the cross there was a prescribed ribbon Domestic Hohenzolernského order.
The author of both of these crosses was berlinský court medailer Kullrich and engraver,craftsman
Hossauer.Both of these crosses have become not only rare and wanted the decorations,but were later the model for the newly established commemorative cross for the war of the prussian-austrian of the years 1866

Literature:
Jorg Steiner:Orden und Ehrenzeichen der Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchy
Jorg Nimmergut" Orden und Ehrenzeichen 1800-1945.