Military Merit Order (Wurttemberg)
GIAW-042
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The Military Merit Order (Militärverdienstorden) was a military order of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The order was one of the older military orders of the states of the German Empire. It was founded on February 11, 1759 by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg as the Militär-Carls-Orden, and was renamed the Militärverdienstorden on November 11, 1806 by King Friedrich I. It became obsolete with the fall of the Württemberg monarchy in the wake of Germany's defeat in World War I. It was awarded to Württemberg military officers and officers of allied states, who showed bravery and exceptionally meritorious deeds in combat.
These reproduction medals are die-struck and feature a white-enameled gold cross with curved arms and slightly concave edges. Around the white-enameled center medallion is a blue-enameled gold ring bearing on both sides the motto "Furchtlos und trew" ("Fearless and loyal"). On the obverse, the medallion has a green-enameled gold laurel wreath.