Germany.. A War Merit Medal With Its Period Original Ribbon Newly Listed A First War Medal of

A First War Medal of Honor for Heroism at Bois-de-Forges

7 mm (w) x 56

he retired on Half Pay on 25 November 1864 and died at Fulham on 28 November 1888

Molded sturdy

circa 1920s striking

Germany.. A War Merit Medal With Its Period Original Ribbon Newly Listed A First War Medal ofAn example of a War Merit Medal (Kriegsverdienstmedaille); in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a full sized period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 24 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 7 grams; in overall better than very fine condition.