Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Medal For Bravery certificate_of_authenticity measuring 54 mm x 48

measuring 54 mm x 48 mm

scattered gilt wear and tarnishing overall

Magnetic core (magnetic)

and re-established in 1918

edge wear and scuffing evident on the exterior

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Medal For Bravery certificate_of_authenticity measuring 54 mm x 48(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Tapferkeit). Instituted 25 September 1843 by Grand Duke Ludwig II. (1894 1918). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 33 mm in diameter, weighing