Germany, Prussia. A General Honour Decoration, Ii Class, With Case Newly Listed the blades of large fasces

the blades of large fasces framing a blank tablet in the centre below

and Name Plate (black plastic with a gold-coloured face

Army in England (March 1944 - August 1944)

with eight pressure rivets on the reverse

The inside is lined in a brownish-green rayon across the shoulders and extends down each side just inside the opening

Germany, Prussia. A General Honour Decoration, Ii Class, With Case Newly Listed the blades of large fasces(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 18 January 1810 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1810 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a wreathed inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), the reverse bearing a monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, measuring 39. 20 mm in diameter, weighing 23. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation