Prussia, State. A General Honour Medal Auction 40 Minutes

40 Minutes

Footnote: Reverend Patrick O'Mara was one of thirty-two Irish Jesuit Chaplains associated with the Irish Province who served in the First World War

black paper backer missing

all four with intact prongs

marked brass plate with vertical pinback on the reverse)

Prussia, State. A General Honour Medal Auction 40 Minutes(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen). Issued 1847 1918. A round silver medal; the obverse inscribed VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (German Merit for the State) within an open ended laurel wreath that is tied together a the base by a ribbon; the reverse inscribed with the crowned royal monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 39. 46 mm in diameter; weighing 22. 7 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition.