Saxe-Weimar, Duchy. A General Merit Medal, Silver Grade, With Clasp GTRexclude Both in white metal

Both in white metal

wear evident on the embroidered centrepiece

An early badge owned and worn by perhaps one of the first Luftwaffe Casualties of operations in France

measuring 35 mm (w) x 83 mm (h))

Saxe-Weimar, Duchy. A General Merit Medal, Silver Grade, With Clasp GTRexclude Both in white metal(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Silber Dem Verdienste 1914 mit Schwerterspange). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with crossed swords clasp, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with inscription of DEM VERDIENST 1914 (FOR MERIT 1914), marked SILBER with a purity number of 890, measuring 36. 07 mm in diameter, weighing 32. 5