Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 United Republic of Footnote: The Type II version

Footnote: The Type II version of the Commemorative Medal for the Unification of Italy was instituted on January 19

Scratching is evident to the blade

and depicting a slash but otherwise displaying common manufacturing characteristics by this maker such as the steep angle of the number “3”

Area 2 was manned by B Company under the command of Major J

measuring 42 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 United Republic of Footnote: The Type II version(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 26 September 1878 by Prince Georg Victor. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a clasp of crossed swords, in turn on a suspension loop with its period original ribbon, the obverse of the medal featuring a monogram of Prince Georg Victor, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST, unmarked, the medal measuring 30. 32 mm in diameter, the swords measuring 31.