Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive recessed and slotted on a

recessed and slotted on a velvet bed

edge nicks on the raised rim of the DM

stating that he had twenty-two years' previous service with the Canadian Militia (seconded six years)

machine woven wolf’s head in silvery/grey threads on a black cloth background

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Medal For Merit In War 1915 Archive recessed and slotted on a(Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a Cross Patte with a central monogram of Bernhard III, inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a Cross Patte with a central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914 15), unmarked, measuring 39. 25 mm in diameter, weighing 21. 3 grams