Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Star Of Brabant, Silver Medal certificate_of_authenticity First employed as a minesweeper

First employed as a minesweeper in the surrounding area

with diplomatic insignia attached (in silvered tombac)

) Naming is Royal Navy impressed

Although the order was legally a Luxembourgish honour

Just before destroyer arrived U-Boat was torpedoed by an Albacore (Did we run the F

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Star Of Brabant, Silver Medal certificate_of_authenticity First employed as a minesweeper(Orden Stern von Brabant Silberne Medaille). Instituted 24 June 1914 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing the monogram of Landgrave Heinrich I, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of 1244 FRST VOLK NCHSTENLIEBE WOHLFAHRT, topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original ribbon, the ring stamped with a mark of