Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature Auction Archive stamped "FIRST ROUND THE WORLD

stamped "FIRST ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT U

four British and one Polish destroyers launched further torpedo attacks harassing the Bismarck continually during the night

unusual cover

light corrosion forming on the reverse

he quickly acquired a Mercedes fire engine

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature Auction Archive stamped "FIRST ROUND THE WORLD(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