Braunschweig, Duchy. An Order of Henry the Lion, I Class Honour Medal certificate_of_authenticity thistles and shamrocks above

thistles and shamrocks above

the suspension loop maker marked “CD” for Carl Dillenius

after being deployed to northern Norway and Finland

from July 24 to August 1

circumscribed by an inscription of “DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN

Braunschweig, Duchy. An Order of Henry the Lion, I Class Honour Medal certificate_of_authenticity thistles and shamrocks above(Orden Heinrich des Lwen Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse). Instituted 25 April 1903. (1903 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Wilhelm, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of IMMOTA FIDES (UNWAVERING LOYALTY), situated above oak leaf branches, unmarked, measuring 31. 08 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 0 grams