Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, In Bronze, C.1872 United Republic of (Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und

(Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein Erinnerungsplakette)

In red bronze

it is often referred to as having been awarded "with valor"

Formal Accessories)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, In Bronze, C.1872 United Republic of (Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom undInstituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz. Type IV (1872). In bronze, the obverse featuring a right facing portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II, surrounded by the inscription FRIEDRICH FRANZE GROSSHERZOG V. MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN, the reverse presents the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE surrounded by a wreath with the inscription PER ASPERA AD ASTRA, measures 41. 1mm (w) x 48mm (h inclusive of integral loop), weighs 30. 1 grams, worn on an original