84 - Imperial war ensign, Reichskriegsflagge, with crowned Prussian eagle and Iron Cross, printed cloth

Imperial war ensign, Reichskriegsflagge, with crowned Prussian eagle and Iron Cross, printed cloth Textile, printed. Imperial war ensign, white cloth with a black cross fimbriated in white and black, in the center a white roundel with black ring and crowned black Prussian eagle with gold-yellow trefoil stems, scepter and orb as well as gold-yellow intertwined breast monogram, in the upper canton at the hoist stripes in black-white-red with black Iron Cross edged in white, motif mirror-inverted on the reverse, wide sewn-in hem at the hoist with short cord end, fly end hemmed. Good condition commensurate with age. 78x120 cm (HxW). The Reichskriegsflagge, also called the Imperial war flag, was introduced in 1867 as the common war flag of the North German Confederation, adopted by the German Empire in 1871 and remained in use until 1921. As a war ensign it flew over the ships of the Imperial Navy and likewise served the army. The intertwined letters "FR" on the Prussian heraldic animal stand for Fridericus Rex and refer to the Prussian kings of that name.