Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, Museum Exhibition Example Hold BeVo style silk threading on

BeVo style silk threading on silk backing

Breast Eagle constructed of two colored golden/yellow celleon threads

when he enlisted with the 32nd Infantry Battalion "Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regiment"

feathers and plumes were routinely awarded by the Emperor

when his terrific cycling career came to a tragic end

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, Museum Exhibition Example Hold BeVo style silk threading on(Silberne Verdienstmedaille Museumsstck). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Carl Friedrich, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of DEM VERDIENSTE (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 35. 53 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 2 grams, minor loss of finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.