Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal for Merit in War 1915
(Medaille für Verdienst im Kriege). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a Cross Pattée with a central monogram of Bernhard III, inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a Cross Pattée with a central Saxe-Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914/15” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914/15”), unmarked, measuring 39.25 mm in diameter, weighing 21.3 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.

