Germany, Weimar Republic. A Free State Of Anhalt Merit Medal By Walter Kieser United Republic of and with the throat retained

and with the throat retained by a single mounted screw

the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath tied together at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon

The patch measures 54 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef

nickel-plated steel blade

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Free State Of Anhalt Merit Medal By Walter Kieser United Republic of and with the throat retained(Freistaat Anhalt Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of patinated iron, the obverse with a raised Anhalt style bear on top of a fortress wall, the reverse with an inscription of DER FREISTAAT ANHALT DEM VERDIENSTE, the obverse maker marked WALTER KIESER, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.