Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix
die struck with crisp details
This specimen (possibly a prototype) was meant to be worn on the medal bar
the interior with a white rayon lid liner and partially-intact hinge cover
the medal was first authorized to South Korean troops who had participated in the initial counter-assaults against North Korean aggression in June 1950
Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Honour Decoration, I Class With Case, By Wagner GTRexclude Hayden VA Medical Center in(Militr Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 27 February 1864 by King Wilhelm I. (1864 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a period original ribbon stitched in a parade mount, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed borders, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), above a semi circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Wilhelm I, the