Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity Orden del Mérito Militar

Orden del Mérito Militar

The Order was instituted to reward the military personnel who defeated Napoleon’s army in the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

all four prongs intact)

and is without interruptions in the velvet on the obverse

Victory Medal

Germany, Hj. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity Orden del Mérito Militar(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code of M4 38 for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with minor scratching evident, in near extremely fine