Germany, Imperial. A Warrior Merit Medal For Non-Combatants, C.1900 Newly Listed eagle silvered

eagle silvered

Oval hardshelled case with green velvet exterior

removed from Day Book

marked with the Canadian coat-of-arms and inscribed "1867-1992" on the lid

evidence of mothing in the red wool on one board

Germany, Imperial. A Warrior Merit Medal For Non-Combatants, C.1900 Newly Listed eagle silvered(Krieger Verdienstmedaille fr Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 1835 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1873 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I, the reverse with an inscription of KRIEGER VERDIENST (WARRIOR MERIT), within a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 24. 98 mm in diameter, weighing 8. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine