Schwarzburg-Rudolstaft, Principality. A Medal For Merit In War 1914 Hold inscribed “IN EISERNER ZEIT 1916

inscribed “IN EISERNER ZEIT 1916

of Swiss - Huguenin Freres manufacture

A Newfoundland Volunteer Service Medal - Officially numbered 1488 - This medal was issued on January 2

measuring 18 mm (w) x 17 mm (h) with a 45 mm-long needle

It was noted during his medical examination that he had a mole on the point of his right cheekbone

Schwarzburg-Rudolstaft, Principality. A Medal For Merit In War 1914 Hold inscribed “IN EISERNER ZEIT 1916(Silberne Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Instituted 21 August 1914 by Prince Gnther. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised monogram of Prince Gnther, above a date of 1914, the reverse with a central inscription of VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (MERIT IN WAR), within a laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, unmarked, measuring 38. 95 mm in diameter,