Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude being renamed the Ordine della

being renamed the Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Order of the Star of Italy)

A Prussian First War Observer's Badge by C

red and white enamelled bronze shield in the centre

HETHERINGTON

maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD" on the reverse

Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude being renamed the Ordine della"A fine example of a 1909 1918 issue Reu Silver Merit Medal with Swords to the Princely Honour Cross (Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern zum Frstlichen Reuischen Ehrenlreuz); a silver medal; the obverse with the royal monogram of Heinrich Reu, with the Reu royal crown directly above; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienst (For Merit) within an open ended laurel wreath; on a loop for suspension, with crossed swords suspended from a loop at the top