a V-shaped machine embroidered tress attached to the wool
this wartime Waffen-SS enlisted man's/NCO's belt buckle is maker marked "RZM 36/42 SS"
he began to rise through the ranks
disembarking in the Far East on April 9th
measuring 46 mm (w) x 16 mm (h)
Saxe-Meiningen, Grand Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Silver Merit Medal, By Friedrich Ferdinand Helfricht Hold a V-shaped machine embroidered tress(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausordens Herzog Georg). Instituted 25 December 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe Meiningen. (1871 1890 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Grand Duke Georg, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a