Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude HETHERINGTON

HETHERINGTON

red and white enamelled bronze shield in the centre

maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD" on the reverse

front and back panels illustrating the winged RAF insignia and inscribed "R

Reuß. A 1909-1918 Silver Merit Medal With Swords To The Princly Honour Cross GTRexclude HETHERINGTON"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