Prussia, State. A General Service Military Merit Medal, , c. 1915

(Allgemeines Militär Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 27 January 1912. Type VI. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a crowned cipher WRII (for King Wilhelm II) with the date “1912” below, the reverse bearing the inscription “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (STATE MERIT) encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 39.40 mm (w) x 50.15 mm (h), on a white ribbon with orange stripes, very fine.