Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Ii Class With Case, C.1900 United Republic of gold hallmark denoting Vienna manufacture

gold hallmark denoting Vienna manufacture between 1872 and 1922

reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

(Kernstück für ein Eisernens Kreuz 1939 2

Deserving communities (whose members were are not allowed to wear the ribbon or individual medal by decree of December 2

contributing heavily to the casualty list

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Ii Class With Case, C.1900 United Republic of gold hallmark denoting Vienna manufacture(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 18 January 1810 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1810 1918). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), the reverse with a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 39. 40 mm in diameter, weighing 23. 0 grams, accompanied by