War Merit Decoration, II Class Medal (1915-1917)
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SKU: 02.SMX.0108.102.01.000
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In bronze gilt, correct replacement ribbon, extremely fine.
The War Merit Decoration was instituted by Duke Bernhard III on March 7, 1915. The Decoration was conferred upon combatants and non-combatants who demonstrated military merit during the First World War. The combatants who received the award included the members of the 2. Thüringische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 32 and Nr. 95.
The award was established in two grades, a I Class Medal (with Crown) for Officers and a II Class Medal for Non-Commissioned Officers and enlisted ranks. The decorations for combatants and non-combatants were conferred on different ribbons.
The medals were originally produced in bronze but near the end of the war, they were produced in zinc due to material shortages.
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