United States. Orders And Decorations Of All Nations, Ancient And Modern, Civil And Military, Second Edition Buy Now 52 mm x 72 mm

52 mm x 72 mm

It is generally awarded in recognition of long careers in public service to those over 40 years old

the reverse presents the crowned monogram WR

A Cased German Social Welfare Decoration

hallmarked with a fasces guarantee mark on the ring therefore dating the original body of the order to pre-1809 from the First Empire

United States. Orders And Decorations Of All Nations, Ancient And Modern, Civil And Military, Second Edition Buy Now 52 mm x 72 mmHardcover, maroon cloth cover, the front cover along with the spine bearing images and text embossed in gold coloured ink, the front cover featuring an embossed illustration of the Legion of Merit Chief Commander Star, entitled "Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Ancient and Modern, Civil and Military, Second Edition" by Robert Werlich, copyrighted in 1974, published by Quaker Press of Washington, D. C., printed by William T. Cooke Publishing Inc.