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.
