Lithuania, Republic. An Order Of Grand Duke Gediminas, I Class Gold Grade Merit Medal Archive along with a manufacture date

along with a manufacture date of “42”

and overlaid by a black enameled 1914 Iron Cross with details executed in silver

on loops for suspension

maker marked “KO” for an unidentified manufacturer (possibly the firms of Klein & Quenzer or Jakob Kling)

constructed of a pair of machine woven BeVo style silvery-gray SS runes on a black ribbed rayon backer

Lithuania, Republic. An Order Of Grand Duke Gediminas, I Class Gold Grade Merit Medal Archive along with a manufacture dateIn bronze gilt, measuring 38 mm in diameter, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal of the Order of Grand Duke Gediminas was awarded to lower level of civil servants and enlisted servicemen of the Army (NCO rank), the I Class Gold Grade Merit Medal for twenty five years' service.