Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive Third and Fourth Award (attached

Third and Fourth Award (attached

III (DES = Destroyed) at Comines

Naming on the Breast Badge is engraved on the reverse

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THEN CAPTAIN 38 BN

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive Third and Fourth Award (attached(Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a Cross Patte with a central monogram of Bernhard III, inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a Cross Patte with a central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914 15), unmarked, measuring 39. 25 mm in diameter, weighing 21. 3 grams