Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Silver Medal For War Merit, C.1917 GTRexclude 1925 in Colorado

1925 in Colorado

104 of which were awarded

For both the First and Second World Wars

inscribed in pencil "479 William Alexander Springett A

Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-one pages with copies of his Computer Card

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Silver Medal For War Merit, C.1917 GTRexclude 1925 in Colorado(Allgemeine Ehrenzeichen). Instituted on 25 September 1843. Type III. (1917 1918 Issue). A round silver medal, the obverse centre presents the left facing portrait of Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by the inscription ERNST LUDWIG GROSSHERZOG VON HESSEN, the reverse centre presents the inscription FR KRIEGSVERDIENSTE (FOR WAR MERIT), surrounded by a border comprised of half oak leaves and half laurel leaves, measuring 33. 26 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 3