Reuss, Principality. A Silver Merit Medal With Swords Auction Archive GRVI (F/L G

GRVI (F/L G

an Austrian Order of the Knights of Malta

The highest rank he would hold was that of Konteradmiral (rear admiral)

marked "RAJD" in an inverted triangle and "40" (1940)

Reuss, Principality. A Silver Merit Medal With Swords Auction Archive GRVI (F/L G(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 1885 by Prince Heinrich XIV. (1909 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and crowned monogram of Prince Heinrich XIV, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), the suspension loop joined together by a sword clasp, unmarked, the medal measuring 32. 85 mm in diameter, the sword clasp