with "Instruction as to Wearing Insignia" card
Footnote: Theodor August Adolf Krause was born on May 25
silver gilt and enamels with gold crown
with most of the original finish remaining
both are marked "EXTRA FEIN" (Extra Fein) on the reverse
Prussia, Kingdom. A Pair Of Prussian Merit Medals Auction with "Instruction as to Wearing(Leistungsabzeichen). A pair of Prussian merit medals, including a General Honour Medal, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) inside of a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a monogram of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III topped by a royal crown, unmarked, measuring 39. 32 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 0 grams (inclusive of