Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate. A Merit Medal In Silver United Republic of He survived the war and

He survived the war and in October of 1947 became a temporary worker in the department of Girone

inside marked "835" (for silver content)

A stickpin style miniature

with olive cotton backer strip sewn to the bottom of the tongue

Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate. A Merit Medal In Silver United Republic of He survived the war and(Verdienstmedaille in Silber). Constructed of silver, the obverse with a raised and finely detailed rightward facing profile of Elector Wilhelm II of Hesse Kassel, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within a laurel wreath, the edge marked ACADEMIE DER BILDENEN KUNSTE (ACADEMY OF VISUAL ARTS), the obverse marked K for an unconfirmed maker, measuring 37. 32 mm in diameter, weighing 21. 7