Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Principality. A War Merit Medal 1914 United Republic of 1959 that the award was

1959 that the award was finally instituted for those who had served a minimum of three months in the armed forces

97 mm (w) x 45

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Jubilee Medal for 40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1918-1958 (brass

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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Principality. A War Merit Medal 1914 United Republic of 1959 that the award was(Medaille Verdienst im Kriege 1914) Instituted 21 August 1914. A circular medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bears two decorated intertwined mirrored Gs with a crown at the top, below bears the inscription 1914, the reverse centre bears the inscription VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (MERIT IN WAR), encompassed by a laurel leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 40. 05 mm (w) x 45. 02 mm (h), with loop for suspension on a yellow and