Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal for Merit in War 1915
(Medaille für Verdienste im Kriege 1915). Instituted 7 March 1915 by Duke Bernhard III. (1915-1920 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Pattée bearing a central monogram of Duke Bernhard III, set within a circular oak leaf border, the reverse bearing an analogous raised Cross Pattée bearing a central Saxe-Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM KRIEGE 1914/15” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914/15”), unmarked, measuring 39.18 mm in diameter, weighing 21.6 grams, in extremely fine condition.

