Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1925 Province of China 5 mm (w) x 67

5 mm (w) x 67 mm (l) x 19 mm (h)

The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See

measuring 24 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) with a 42 mm-long needle

The tunic has four breast pockets

twelve RCN Rank/Trade Shoulder Patches

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1925 Province of China 5 mm (w) x 67(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of patinated and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular blackened magnetic iron laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a crown and situated above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse fixture in position, with a crimped hinge