Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Merit Medal, By Johann Adam Ries Buy Now the Spanish Cross in Gold

the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds

The document is dated to Liegnitz on April 10

was the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth

with two additional bands of identical piping located at the top and bottom of the cap band

obverse retains nearly 100% original finish

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Merit Medal, By Johann Adam Ries Buy Now the Spanish Cross in Gold(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste). Instituted 8 June 1889 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig IV. (1889 1894 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig IV, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENSTE (FOR MERIT), within a laurel and oak wreath, the obverse with a makers mark of J. RIES for the