German Awards - Silver Medal "For Military Merit" 1870/71

The medal was established on April 14, 1871 by Prince Gunther Friedrich Karl II. Non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the 3rd Thurig Infantry Regiment No. 71 with Sondershausen citizenship were awarded, conscientiously fulfilling their duty in the war against France. The regiment fought as part of the 8th Infantry Division in the IV. Army Corps, including at Beaumont, at Sedan, the Battle of Mont Valery and the Siege of Paris. This was preceded by an agreement with Prince Georg of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, who in turn established the Military Merit Medal of Honor 1870/71. The medal was to have the same size as the Prussian award "Military Badge of Honor of the 2nd Class." The foundation in Sondershausen occurred a little later than in Rudolstadt. Design and production for Sondershausen was taken over by J. Godet & Sohn in Berlin. A total of 83 medals were won.

Round silver medal with raised border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

In the
• center are intertwined and decorated letters - G - F - C -.
• A large, fed princely hat (crown) is carved over it.
• Under the monogram along the edge is an ornamented date of the year - 1870.

Downside:

• At a short distance from the edge is a laurel wreath tied in a loop from below.
• In the nested field, 3-line font: - MERIT -/- IM -/- WARS -.

Tape:

golden yellow 30 mm wide, blue edge stripes 4 mm, blue central stripes 4 mm.