German KRIEGER VERDIENST Prussia Merit Silver Medal 1872

Antique German KRIEGER VERDIENST Prussia Merit Silver Medal 1872 The Warrior Merit Medal (German: Krieger-Verdienstmedaille) was a military decoration of Prussia. Established by Friedrich Wilhelm III, it was primarily awarded to troops not in Prussian Army military service. The first recipients were members of the Imperial Guard grenadier company guarding the Russian imperial residence during Friedrich Whilhelm's visit to St. Petersburg in 1835.   Type Military decoration Awarded for Military merit Description 25 millimeters diameter silver medal Country Prussia Presented by Prussia Eligibility Troops not in Prussian Army military service Motto Krieger Verdienst Status Obsolete Established 1835 First awarded 1835 Last awarded 1918