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Military decoration of
Prussian Army
Award
The
Warrior Merit Medal
(
German
:
Krieger-Verdienstmedaille
) was a military decoration of
Prussia
. Established by
Friedrich Wilhelm III
, it was primarily awarded to
troops
not in
Prussian Army
military service. The first recipients were members of the
Imperial Guard
grenadier company guarding the
Russian imperial
residence during
Friedrich Whilhelm
's visit to
St. Petersburg
in 1835.
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Appearance
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Both versions of the medal are circular and silver, 25 mm in diameter. The first version depicts the crowned cypher of Friedrich Wilhelm III on the obverse of the medal. The reverse bears the inscription
KRIEGER VERDIENST
(Warrior Merit) surrounded by a wreath of two laurel sprigs, tied at its base with a bow. The medal is suspended by a ring suspension and hangs from the ribbon of the
Order of the Red Eagle
.
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The later version of the medal depicts the crowned cipher of King
Wilhelm I
on the obverse. The reverse is also inscribed
KRIEGER VERDIENST
and surrounded by a thicker laurel wreath than the early version. The medal is suspended by a ring suspension and hangs from the black with white stripes
kampferband
(combatants ribbon) or the white with black stripe
nichtkampferband
(non-combatants ribbon).
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