Imperial German Principality of Reuss silver merit medal with swords circa 1914

A genuine full sized Silver Medal for Merit with swords (Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwerten) awarded by the small Imperial German Principality of Reuss. This is one of the scarcer Imperial German WW1 awards.

As far as I can ascertain, the silver version'with swords' was awarded between 1909 & 1918. Please note that the ribbon is not the correct ribbon. It is an approximate replacement made by adapting another ribbon by inking in black edges.

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