Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Principality. A Silver Medal for War Merit

(Silberne Medaille für Verdienst im Kriege). Instituted 21 August 1914 by Prince Günther. (1914-1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse bearing a raised and crowned monogram of Prince Günther, above a date of “1914”, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of “VERDIENST IM KRIEGE” (“MERIT IN WAR”), unmarked, measuring 39.36 mm in diameter, weighing 27.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.