Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Principality. A Merit Medal, C.1915 United Republic of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

each of the inscriptions separated by a five-pointed star

Fabricated from chocolate brown wool

The central factor which precipitated the intervention of the three European Great powers in the Greek conflict were Russia's ambitions to expand in the Black Sea region at the expense of the Ottoman Empire and her emotional support for the fellow-Orthodox Christian Greeks

Sickness hit Hamilton once again

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Principality. A Merit Medal, C.1915 United Republic of Queen Elizabeth II(Medaille Verdienst im Kriege 1914). A round silvered war alloy medal; the obverse inscribed Verdienst im Kriege (German Merit in War) within a laurel wreath; the reverse with a crowned and double mirrored royal monogram of Gnther; on a loop for suspension from a period original ribbon; measuring 39. 56 mm in diameter; weighing 28. 0 grams; in overall very fine condition.