Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 Auction Archive This cap is in black

This cap is in black gabardine wool with a traditional high peak

Both full-time and volunteer fire fighters can qualify for the medal

center reverse impressed with Japanese script

the exterior with machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire with dual bands of light blue stripes

residue present on both the lining of the lid and medal bed

Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 Auction Archive This cap is in black(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 26 September 1878 by Prince Georg Victor. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a clasp of crossed swords, in turn on a suspension loop with its period original ribbon, the obverse of the medal featuring a monogram of Prince Georg Victor, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST, unmarked, the medal measuring 30. 32 mm in diameter, the swords measuring 31.