Germany. A War Merit Medal, In Its Packet Of Issue, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive A 1914 Mons Star with

A 1914 Mons Star with Bar to the West Yorkshire Regiment - 5TH AUG-22ND NOV

reverse centre piece missing)

Livrustkammeret in Stockholm Carl XV had all his Stars made in this smaller size when he became older to keep the weight down

on a ribboned trapezoid framed suspension with pinback as worn by the veteran

measuring 59 mm x 36 mm

Germany. A War Merit Medal, In Its Packet Of Issue, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive A 1914 Mons Star with(Kriegsverdienstmedaille). A round bronze medal; the obverse depciting the outline of a War Merit Cross First Class; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst (German For War Merit), and dated 1939; on a loop for suspension accompanied by its full length period original ribbon; measuring 32. 17 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 5 grams. Accompanied by its original packet of issue; the obverse embossed with Kriegsverdienstmedaille 1939 in black Gothic