Prussia, Kingdom. An 1840 Medallion For The Guard Corps By Heinrich Franz Brandt Hold hallmarked on the tip of

hallmarked on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse

Footnote: With a total of 395 of this Civil Merit Order

that the 1914 Star was awarded to these troops after the war

constructed of reinforced black leather held in place by neat rows of white threaded stitching

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1840 Medallion For The Guard Corps By Heinrich Franz Brandt Hold hallmarked on the tip of(Erinnerungsmedaille 1840 fr das Garde Corps). Instituted 1 December 1827. (1840 issue). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, with a central inscription of ERINNERUNG (IN MEMORY), circumscribed by dates of birth and death, the obverse maker marked BRANDT F., measuring 45 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.