Reuss, Principality. A Medal For Sacrifice In Wartime, C.1915 Auction Archive all hand worked silver bullion

all hand worked silver bullion wire with lettering "VIRTUS NOBILI TAT" on the blue satin centrepiece

version without date

The cap measures 275 mm (w) x 112 mm (h)

Merit Cross First Class - In silver gilt and enamels

obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of Prince Albert

Reuss, Principality. A Medal For Sacrifice In Wartime, C.1915 Auction Archive all hand worked silver bullion(Medaille fr aufopfernde Ttigkeit in Kriegszeit). Instituted 10 November 1915 by Prince Heinrich XVII. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central monogram of Prince Heinrich XXVII, the reverse with a circular oak leaf wreath and central inscription of FR TREUES WIRKEN IN EISERNER ZEIT 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL ACTIONS IN WARTIME 1914), measuring 33. 18 mm in diameter, weighing