Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal For Combatants 1813-15 Auction slightly discoloured from storage but

slightly discoloured from storage but overall in near mint and unissued condition

13 mm each

for exemplary performance of special command tasks and other outstanding deeds committed in peacetime

measuring 32 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

on a bluish-gray wool

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal For Combatants 1813-15 Auction slightly discoloured from storage but(Erinnerungs Kriegsdenkmnze fr die Jahre 1813 1815) Instituted 17 March 1863. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bears the left facing portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm III, below is a banner with the dates 1813 1814 1815 over some laurel leaves, partially circumscribed with FRIEDRICH WILHELM III KNIG V. PREUSSEN (FRIEDRICH WILHELM III KING OF PRUSSIA), the reverse bears a central crowned cipher WR (Wilhelm Rex), with a sprig of laurel