German Awards - Silver Medal of Merit 2. Sword model

The princely Reusian Cross was established on 24 May 1869 by Prince Henry XIV. The younger line founded and expanded it in 1902 for the entire Principality of Reuss. The award, created back in 1869, in 1885 was awarded silver medals "For Merit" as the 5th. Royce's class was replenished with a junior line. In 1897, Prince Henry XIV established a gold (silver gilded) medal as the highest degree. In 1902, the front was changed and has since been considered the overall award of the Reuss junior and senior line. On 28 May 1909, Crown Prince Henry XXVII donated swords for services to the war. A gold crown (15 mm high) was also donated to the Gold Merit Medal as a special award. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.

Silver medal with raised border over soldered ear with crossed swords. At the intersection of the swords at the top is a segment with an eye and a ribbon ring  .

Front side:

• On the edge is a circular pearl thread.
• Inside a laurel wreath with fruits tied from below with a bow, the inscription:
• - For -/- merit - with a fracture, including a horizontal decorative line expanded in the center.

Downside:

• On the edge is a circular pearl thread.
The
• letters - H - R - are intertwined and decorated in the center.
• Letter - R - cross-hatched. Above is a semi-laid 5-arc crown.

Tape:

• yellow 35 mm wide, edges 1 mm, side stripes black/red 3.5 mm each.

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