Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War.1915 Auction 65mm x 84mm

65mm x 84mm

8 cm in length inclusive of its suspensions loop

One of the oldest European Orders established in 1318 in most unusual form

53 mm (w) x 40

measures 27

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War.1915 Auction 65mm x 84mm(Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a Cross Patte with a central monogram of Bernhard III, inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a Cross Patte with a central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914 15), unmarked, measuring 39. 35 mm in diameter, weighing 23. 9 grams, in