Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, Ii Class, C.1916 Hold white and green horizontal stripes

white and green horizontal stripes

constructed of dark green rayon

looped through eight further vertically-arranged eyelets flanking a 280 mm-long frontal slit

measuring 35 mm (w) x 44

measuring 39 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, Ii Class, C.1916 Hold white and green horizontal stripes(Militr Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 27 February 1864. (1916 1918 issue). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with an inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), within a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I, unmarked, measuring 25. 51 mm in diameter, weighing 7. 7 grams, loss of silver finish evident, in overall very fine condition.