Schwarzburg. A War Merit Medal Archive The thin blue leather washer

The thin blue leather washer at the crossguard junction is intact

was the eldest surviving daughter of Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ("Sisi")

66mm(height)

accompanied by matching Star in bronze gilt with white enamels

with a ring for suspension and a soldered-shut clasp for the ribbon

Schwarzburg. A War Merit Medal Archive The thin blue leather washer(Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Issued 1914 1918. Constructed of silvered war alloy (magnetic); the obverse depicting the cronwed royal monogram of Gnther; the reverse inscribed Verdienst im Kriege (German Merit at War); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 39. 52 mm in diameter; weighing 28. 8 grams; in overall very fine condition.