Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A War Merit Decoration Archive it measures 48

it measures 48

England on June 8th

A 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Medal - Silver

Constructed of a white cotton blend with central machine-embroidered Reichsadler- (Imperial Eagle) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika flanked by ink Wehrmacht stamps

Circa 1980

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A War Merit Decoration Archive it measures 48(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienst im Kriege). Instituted on 7 March 1915. (1918 Issue). A zink medal, the centre obverse presents the letter B for Bernhard, on a cross patte, with an outer ring of dense oak leaves, surmounted by the imperial crown, the reverse presents the Saxony coat of arms, on the centre of the cross, surrounded by a ring inscribed FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) IM KRIEGE (IN WAR) 1914 15, measuring 39. 64 mm (w) x 60. 46 mm (h inclusive of