Reuss, County. A Silver Merit Medal Of The Princely Honour Cross With Swords, C.1915 Hold 1 Canadian General Hospital at

1 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples on December 23

the cap itself designed to slope gently towards the rear

2: jacket with a black wool exterior

64 mm (w) x 26

reverse illustrating the town of Meissen (famous for its porcelain)

Reuss, County. A Silver Merit Medal Of The Princely Honour Cross With Swords, C.1915 Hold 1 Canadian General Hospital at(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern zum Frstrich Reuischen Ehrenkreuz). Instituted 24 May 1869 by Heinrich XIV. (1909 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, with an integral loop connecting to a clasp of crossed swords and a period original ribbon, the obverse with a central monogram of Heinrich XIV topped by a royal crown, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) in Fraktur script, inside of an ornate laurel wreath, unmarked,