Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Silver Medal For War Merit, C.1917 Auction enamel chipping at the top

enamel chipping at the top of the upper arm on the obverse

96 mm (h - inclusive of integral ball)

their backs facing the globe

Constructed of black rayon

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Silver Medal For War Merit, C.1917 Auction enamel chipping at the top(Allgemeine Ehrenzeichen). Instituted on 25 September 1843. Type III. (1917 1918 Issue). A round silver medal, the obverse centre presents the left facing portrait of Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by the inscription ERNST LUDWIG GROSSHERZOG VON HESSEN, the reverse centre presents the inscription FR KRIEGSVERDIENSTE (FOR WAR MERIT), surrounded by a border comprised of half oak leaves and half laurel leaves, measuring 33. 26 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 3