Hesse-Darmstadt. A 1831-1912 Issue Ludwigs Order Knight’s Cross First Class Newly Listed In stamped bronze with silvered

In stamped bronze with silvered nickel centre

Redo - Bronze grade

obverse: M

Oak leaves for Gallantry in action

It attracted former soldiers from the First War whose financial situation was unstable and who rejected the new democracy of the Weimar Republic

Hesse-Darmstadt. A 1831-1912 Issue Ludwigs Order Knight’s Cross First Class Newly Listed In stamped bronze with silveredA fine example of a 1831 1912 issue Hesse Darmstadt Ludwigs Order Knights Cross First Class (Hessen Darmstadt Ludwigsorden Ritterkreuz I Klasse); a gold Maltese cross with black and red enamels; the obverse with a central red enameled center applique with the golden royal monogram of Ludwig, surrounded by open ended laurel leaf stems, with a white enameled ring inscribed Fr Verdienste) (German For Service), with more laurel leaf twigs below; the