Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Grand Duchy. A 1914 General Honour Decoration, Silver Grade, With Swords Auction Archive to wear over their Battle

to wear over their Battle Dress uniform during the Second World War

covered in maroon wool

marked on the ring with a star

Continental Europe (France)

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Grand Duchy. A 1914 General Honour Decoration, Silver Grade, With Swords Auction Archive to wear over their Battle(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Silber Dem Verdienste 1914 mit Schwerterspange). Instituted 25 June 1902 by Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with mis matched Bronze Grade sword clasp, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of DEM