Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature Auction Archive Type II With Ball Finials

Type II With Ball Finials

stamped "FIRST ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT U

having served from February 1

light corrosion forming on the reverse

the panels sewn together via black threading in two locations

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature Auction Archive Type II With Ball Finials(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Tapferkeit mit Miniatur). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Ernst Ludwig circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT inside of a laurel and oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 33 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original miniature, constructed of