Germany, Duchy of Brunswick. A Military Merit Medal 1815 Archive first type without the motto

first type without the motto

A 1937 Helmstedt Kreistag der NSDAP badge

while the leather has the expected age wear

rim impressed T/22775880 CVR

the obverse in the shape of an oak leaf wreath with a mobile swastika in the centre

Germany, Duchy of Brunswick. A Military Merit Medal 1815 Archive first type without the motto(Militrverdienstmedaille). Instituted in 1827. A circular bronze medal, the obverse depicting the leftward facing effigy of Charles I of Brunswick, circumscribed Carl Herzog zu Braunschweig in capitalized lettering, the reverse inscribed Fr Militr Verdienste 1815 in capitalized lettering within stems of laurel and oak leaves, on a fixed loop and replacement swivel ring for suspension from its short period original ribbon, measuring 33. 5 mm in