Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Medal For Bravery Hold Naming weak over "C"

Naming weak over "C"

With Swords (1

surrounded by a blue enameled ring dated “1850

" above the fasces

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Medal For Bravery Hold Naming weak over "C"(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