Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature GTRexclude one at the rank of

one at the rank of Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

all sewn on a navy blue wool base

informing him he was awarded the Iron Cross II Class

by Charles Norton Elvin

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature GTRexclude one at the rank of(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