Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Merit Medal, By Johann Adam Ries Auction The Order of the Sacred

The Order of the Sacred Treasure

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Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Merit Medal, By Johann Adam Ries Auction The Order of the Sacred(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste). Instituted 8 June 1889 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig IV. (1889 1894 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig IV, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENSTE (FOR MERIT), within a laurel and oak wreath, the obverse with a makers mark of J. RIES for the