Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Medal Bar for Bravery and Merit Hold surface wear on the buttons

surface wear on the buttons

German “R” (Reiter” badge

the medal attributed only to officers

very dark patina)

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Medal Bar for Bravery and Merit Hold surface wear on the buttons(Ordensschnalle). A Hesse medal bar featuring two decorations, including: 1. A General Honour Decoration, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), unmarked, measuring 33. 25 mm in diameter, in extremely fine