Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Medal Bar for Bravery and Merit Hold surface wear on the buttons

surface wear on the buttons

very dark patina)

the medal attributed only to officers

It features eyepieces consisting of aluminum rings with intact transparent plastic lenses

Footnote: Herbert Ruck was born on 29 May 1908 and joined the NSDAP on 1 April 1928

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Medal Bar for Bravery and Merit Hold surface wear on the buttons(Ordensschnalle). A Hesse medal bar featuring two decorations, including: 1. A General Honour Decoration, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), unmarked, measuring 33. 25 mm in diameter, in extremely fine