Hessen-Darmstadt: General Honor Decoration

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Dear Gentlemen,

I want to show you my small collection of the Hesse "General Honor Decoration" of the last serie, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig 1894-1918.

As you might know the obverse shows always the bust of Ernst Ludwig, but the reverse is the interesting thing with this decoration

You can hunt after 9 different reverse descriptions:

- F?r Tapferkeit

- F?r Kriegsverdienste

- F?r Verdienste

- F?r Treue Dienste

- F?r Langj?hrige Treue Dienste

- F?r F?nfzigj?hrige Treue Dienste

- F?r Rettung von Menschenleben (1894-1896)

- F?r Wiederholte Rettung von Menschenleben (up to 1896)

- F?r Treue Arbeit

Let`s start with the common description "F?r Tapferkeit" (for bravery) on a single bar.

The obverse

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The reverse

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Here we have the one for "Treue Dienste":

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Next is "F?r Treue Arbeit":

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And once again an example "F?r Tapferkeit" on a two-piece bar with the China-Denkm?nze and clasp "Nan-Hung-Men".

First the obverse:

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The reverse of the GHD:

That`s it for me - if you have more, please feel free and continue

Greetings

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[Bob Hunter]

That is one nice two place bar!!