Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Archive Bronze Grade Medal (two-piece construction

Bronze Grade Medal (two-piece construction

Group of Five: 1914-15 Star (in bronze gilt

initiative and resourcefulness

1942 over Lake Ilmen in Russia

taped at the back in those two places

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Archive Bronze Grade Medal (two-piece construction(Krieger Verdienstmedaille, I. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 11 May 1892 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1892 1912 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing a full Garde du Corps uniform featuring a cuirass and lobster tail style parade helmet topped by an eagle, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a