Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD"

maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD" on the reverse

and returned to duty on the 10th

HETHERINGTON

red and white enamelled bronze shield in the centre

being renamed the Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Order of the Star of Italy)

Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD""A fine example of a 1909 1918 issue Reu Silver Merit Medal with Swords to the Princely Honour Cross (Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern zum Frstlichen Reuischen Ehrenlreuz); a silver medal; the obverse with the royal monogram of Heinrich Reu, with the Reu royal crown directly above; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienst (For Merit) within an open ended laurel wreath; on a loop for suspension, with crossed swords suspended from a loop at the top