Germany, Imperial. A Warrior Merit Medal For Non-Combatants, C.1900 Newly Listed number engraved "659" on the

number engraved "659" on the reverse

no postage stamp

removed from Day Book

Oval hardshelled case with green velvet exterior

weighing 49

Germany, Imperial. A Warrior Merit Medal For Non-Combatants, C.1900 Newly Listed number engraved "659" on the(Krieger Verdienstmedaille fr Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 1835 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1873 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I, the reverse with an inscription of KRIEGER VERDIENST (WARRIOR MERIT), within a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 24. 98 mm in diameter, weighing 8. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine