Germany, Imperial. A Visor Cap By C. Schöppe Auction Archive The Military Merit Medal is

The Military Merit Medal is often referred to as the "Signum Laudis" (Latin for "sign of praise") after the inscription on the reverse of the medal

measuring 78 mm (w) x 125 mm (h))

One of the new uniform regulations

A finely made helmet plate with period attention to detail

As originally mounted and worn

Germany, Imperial. A Visor Cap By C. Schöppe Auction Archive The Military Merit Medal is(Schirmmtze). A visor cap constructed of navy blue wool, with a row of piping constructed of red white black thread along the top edge, a blue wool band that travels the circumference of the cap, with a black painted cockade on the front, below that another row of piping with the same tri colour thread, the visor is constructed of black Vulkanfiber, the underside of which is brown and cross hatched, marked in pencil by the previous owner, the headband