Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class, C.1918 Auction green leatherette exterior

green leatherette exterior

87 mm (w) x 21

Aluminum hilt fittings show very light wear to pommel and crossguard

maker marked "FRATELLI BORANI TORINO e FIRENZE" on the reverse cartouche

where he served with both the 257th and 559th Volksgrenadier Divisions

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class, C.1918 Auction green leatherette exterior(Allgemeines (Militar) Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 14 June 1793. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears the inscription VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (MERIT OF THE STATE) encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom, the reverse bears the crowned cipher FWR III for Friedrich Wilhelm Rex III, measuring 39. 30 mm (w) x 43. 90, with loop for suspension and a commemorative button 50 on a pebbled background,