Footnote: This is a really fantastic grouping belonging to Ludwig Dutz who served in both the First World War and the Second World War
the artillery pieces and crown framed within an open-ended wreath of silvered bullion wire in various textures along with silvered sequins
1918 and after a couple of stops at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camps in July and August
Brothers at Dieppe - 1939-1945 Star
eight rivets hold the cross and crown
Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, By Ferdinand Helfricht Archive Footnote: This is a really(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 5 August 1895 by Grand Duke Carl Alexander. (1892 1902 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Carl Alexander, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, the obverse maker marked HELFRICHT F., the edge with a silver