, wearing the collar of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern around his neck and the pinback Honor Cross 1st Class with Swords of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern on his lower left breast. He also has a Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on his medal bar.
Royal House Order The Royal House Order of Hohenzollern came in the following classes: • Grand Commander ('''') • Commander ('''') • Knight ('''') • Member ('''') "Member" was a lesser class for soldiers who were not officers, as well as civilians. The Members' Cross (''''), especially with swords, was a rare distinction for
non-commissioned officers and the like. Another decoration, the Members' Eagle ('''') was often given as a long-service award to lesser officials such as schoolteachers. The "Eagles" (the Members' Eagle and the Knights' Eagle, or '''') were solely civilian awards, and could not be awarded with swords. All other grades could be awarded with swords. During
World War I, the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern became in effect an intermediate award between the
Iron Cross 1st Class and the '''' for Prussian junior officers. When awarded with swords it was worn on the ribbon of the Iron Cross.
Princely House Order The Princely House Order of Hohenzollern came in the following classes: • Cross of Honour 1st Class ('''') • Commander's Cross of Honour ('''') • Cross of Honour 2nd Class ('''') • Cross of Honour 3rd Class ('''') • Golden Cross of Merit ('''') • Silver Cross of Merit ('''') • Golden Medal of Honour ('''') • Silver Medal of Merit ('''') The Crosses of Merit, Golden Medal of Honour and Silver Medal of Merit were lesser grades for non-commissioned officers, enlisted men and their civilian equivalents. All grades could be awarded with swords. During World War I, the appropriate grade of the Princely House Order was often awarded to officers and men of '''', an infantry regiment raised in the principalities of Hohenzollern and whose honorary chief was the Prince of Hohenzollern. Soldiers in the regiment's sister reserve and '''' regiments also often received the decoration. Unlike the Royal House Order, awards of the Princely House Order were made on the standard ribbon of the order (the "statute" ribbon) regardless of whether they were with or without swords.
Romanian House Order The classes of the Romanian version of the House Order were essentially the same as those of the Princely House Order, except that the Cross of Honour 3rd Class of the Romanian version could be awarded with Oak leaves, and the Golden and Silver Medals could be awarded with a Crown. As with the Prussian and Hohenzollern versions, crossed swords could be used to indicate a wartime or combat award. Given the short existence of the order and the fact that Romania had a number of other decorations for valor and military merit (
Order of Michael the Brave,
Order of the Star of Romania, Order of the Crown of Romania, Air Force Bravery Order,
Cross of Military Virtue, Air Force and Naval Bravery Crosses, Crosses and Medals for Faithful Service, Medals for Steadfastness and Loyalty), awards of the Romanian version of the House Order with swords are uncommon. ==Insignia==