Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honor Decoration, Type III Buy Now Cross in blackened bronze

Cross in blackened bronze

thus providing the double threat of firepower and mobility

Footnote: This badge was awarded to service personnel whos sustained a wound or contracted sickness or disability in the course of the war as a result of which they were invalided out

A 1934 Iserlohn Brigade Aufmarsch badge (16-17/June/1934)

44 mm x 77 mm

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honor Decoration, Type III Buy Now Cross in blackened bronze(Allgemeine Ehrenzeichen) Instituted 25 September 1843. 1894 1918 Issue. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse bears the left facing bust of Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by the inscription ERNST LUDWIG GROSSHERZOG VON HESSEN, the reverse centre presents the inscription FR KRIEGSVERDIENSTE (FOR WAR MERIT) encompassed by a laurel and oak wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, with loop for suspension on a blue ribbon with red stripes,