Antique German KRIEGER VERDIENST Prussia Merit Silver Medal 1872

German KRIEGER VERDIENST Prussia Merit Silver Medal 1872

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Antique German KRIEGER VERDIENST Prussia Merit Silver Medal 1872

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.
 
Type Military decoration
Awarded for Military merit
Description 25 millimeters diameter silver medal
Country Prussia
Presented by Prussia
Eligibility Troops not in Prussian Army military service
Motto Krieger Verdienst
Status Obsolete
Established 1835
First awarded 1835
Last awarded 1918