Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class With Commemorative Button 50 certificate_of_authenticity The design for the award

The design for the award was changed in 1963

slight discolouration evident on the stripes on the red wool versions

45mm x 54mm

Accompanied by its original presentation box

Power of Attorney

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class With Commemorative Button 50 certificate_of_authenticity The design for the award(Allgemeines (Militar) Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 14 June 1793. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears the inscription VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (MERIT OF THE STATE) encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom, the reverse bears the crowned cipher FWR III for Friedrich Wilhelm Rex III, measuring 39. 30 mm (w) x 43. 90, with loop for suspension and a commemorative button 50 on a pebbled background, on