Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Badge In Iron GTRexclude The only manufacturer of this

The only manufacturer of this type of material was EO Friedrich

the stitching along the vertical seam coming away in a few locations

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(Wisam al-Istiqlal): Three-piece construction

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Badge In Iron GTRexclude The only manufacturer of this(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered zink alloy applique consisting of a central monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a royal crown, and above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse applique in place, with a barrel hinge