Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive which had itself been bombed

which had itself been bombed

which was voluntarily and open to girls between ages 17 and 21

1917) to A

the obverse features a central white enamelled medallion inscribed “Piis Meritis” in gilt lettering

a group photograph of Waffen-SS officers

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive which had itself been bombed(Medaille fr Verdienste im Kriege 1915). Instituted 7 March 1915 by Duke Bernhard III. (1915 1920 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Patte bearing a central monogram of Duke Bernhard III, set within a circular oak leaf border, the reverse bearing an analogous raised Cross Patte bearing a central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FR