Reuss, Principality. A Silver Merit Medal Buy Now with the right breast flap

with the right breast flap stamped with a maker’s mark reading “Bernhard Endepols &

Bronx County

otherwise mint and unissued condition

In September 1948

War Merit Cross First Class - in silvered tombac

Reuss, Principality. A Silver Merit Medal Buy Now with the right breast flap(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1885 by Prince Heinrich XIV. (1885 1918). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised monogram of Prince Heinrich XIV, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within a laurel leaf wreath, measuring 32. 72 mm in diameter, weighing 18. 2 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.