Awards of Germany - Silver Medal "For Military Merit" 1892

The Military Merit Medal was first established on May 30, 1794 by Duke Ludwig Eugene in silver. In 1800, it was supplemented by a gold medal, which was awarded only to officers for exceptional services. In 1806, King Frederick I redid the medals and changed the rules for awarding. Now it was also possible to award non-commissioned officers with the gold medal "For Military Merit." These medals were minted in different versions and have 5 different types of eyes. Medals were awarded to Schiffre - FR - from 1806 to 1818. Under the reign of King William I on 23 September 1818, the statutes were changed and the medals were attached to the Order of Military Merit. Medals now carried a portrait of the king on the obverse, paraphrased along the edge. They were awarded in 2 versions from 1818 to 1864. Under King Charles, the facades were changed. From 1864 to 1892 he wore a portrait of King Charles. The Military Merit Medal was awarded from 1892 with the image of William II. awarded. The Stempelschneider was Karl Schwenzer in Stuttgart. Medals were made with a regular eye. As the shortage of precious metals in the world war grew larger and larger, the latter parts were made with less silver. Silver has shrunk to about 1/4 over time. A total of 207,000 silver medals were minted in various silver medals.
There are also bronze medals. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen before 1945, vol. IV, 2001.

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

Front side:

In the
• center is a right-facing portrait of William II.
• On the margins there is an inscription: - WILHELM - II - KOENIG - VON - WÜTTEMBERG -
• Below there are 5 petal sockets, in the cervical area there are small ones - K. SCHWENZER -

Downside:

• Central 3-line inscription: - FOR - VALOR - AND FIDELITY -
• Along the edge are two laurel branches, tied at the bottom with a double loop.

Tape:

• yellow 35 mm, edges 1 mm, side stripes black 6 mm.

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