Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Hold A silver gilt eight-pointed rayed

A silver gilt eight-pointed rayed star

Lieutenant Thomas Macdonough

obverse centre shows a band with Italian beaded colours

A mixed lot of six insignia

The Battalion sailed March 28

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Warrior Merit Medal, I Class in Gold Hold A silver gilt eight-pointed rayed(Krieger Verdienstmedaille, I. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 11 May 1892 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1892 1912 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing a full Garde du Corps uniform featuring a cuirass and lobster tail style parade helmet topped by an eagle, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a