The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Waldeck-Pyrmont Silver Merit Medal with Swords. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The letters 'GV' (Georg Viktor), in Gothic script, surmounted by a crown. Reverse: The inscription 'FUR VERDIENST' (For meritorious service) on two lines. The medal is fitted with crossed swords below the loose ring suspender and a piece of 26 mm white watered ribbon which has 2 mm yellow (inner), red (centre) and black (outer) edge stripes inset 1 mm.
This medal was instituted in 1899, but the addition of crossed swords was only authorised from March 1915. it was awarded to non commissioned officers and other ranks for meritorious service in the face of the enemy. From 1917 the medals were made from a silver alloy as an economy measure in the face of wartime shortages. This medal forms part of a collection assembled by the Memorial in the 1920s for display.
Waldeck-Pyrmont Merit Cross, Fourth Class with Swords. Unnamed as issued. A Maltese cross with swords between the arms. Obverse: A black enamel eight pointed star with a red cross on a white field in
Reuss Silver Merit Medal with Swords. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The monogram 'HR' surmounted by a crown with a beaded edge around the circumference. Reverse: The inscription 'FUR VERDIENST' (For Mer
Reuss Gold Merit Medal with Swords. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The monogram 'HR' surmounted by a crown with a beaded edge around the circumference. Reverse: The inscription 'FUR VERDIENST' (For Merit
Baden Silver Merit Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Friedrich II in military uniform facing left, with the inscription 'FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN.' (Freidrich II Grand Duke of B
Baden Silver Merit Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of Friedrich II in military uniform facing left, with the inscription 'FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN.' (Freidrich II Grand Duke of B
Saxe-Weimar Order of the White Falcon Silver Merit Cross with Swords. A silver Maltese cross with crossed swords between the arms. Obverse: A crowned monogram 'WE' within a circle containing the inscr