Saxe-Meiningen, . A First War Service Medal, C. 1915 United Republic of Scuffed exterior with paint contact

Scuffed exterior with paint contact marks

of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border

He had written wrote home to his parents

Issued 1915-1917

Saxe-Meiningen, . A First War Service Medal, C. 1915 United Republic of Scuffed exterior with paint contact(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienst im Kriege). Issued 1915 1917. A round bronze medal; the obverse depicting a George cross, inscribed B for Bernhard, within an oak wreath; the reverse also with a George cross, depicting the coat of arms of Saxony, circumscribed FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (German For Merit at War); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 39. 51 mm in diameter; weighing 24. 8 grams; in overall extremely fine