Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, By Ferdinand Helfricht GTRexclude 1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy

1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy for enlisted men in recognition of extreme bravery in combat

I visited him in hospital but I was not aware at that time that he had an amputation

marked "1/20 GF ON STERLING"

5 mm (w) X 40 mm (h)

Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, By Ferdinand Helfricht GTRexclude 1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 5 August 1895 by Grand Duke Carl Alexander. (1892 1902 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Carl Alexander, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, the obverse maker marked HELFRICHT F., the edge with a silver