Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War, C.1915 GTRexclude Paul von Hindenburg and Erich

Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff

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Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War, C.1915 GTRexclude Paul von Hindenburg and Erich(Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege 1915). Instituted 7 March 1915 by Duke Bernhard III. (1915 1920 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, with a raised Cross Patte with a central monogram of Duke Bernhard III, the reverse with a raised Cross Patte with a central Saxon coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (FOR