Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Archive 1943 and signed in blue

1943 and signed in blue ink by the commander of the 4th Mountain Division

taped at the back in those two places

Twenty-eight are gilt bronze and have screwbacks

with minor oxidation evident where the Mostar centrepiece was affixed to the shell

initiative and resourcefulness

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Archive 1943 and signed in blue(Krieger Verdienstmedaille, I. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 11 May 1892 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1892 1912 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing a full Garde du Corps uniform featuring a cuirass and lobster tail style parade helmet topped by an eagle, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a