Anhalt, Duchy. A Medal For 50 Years Of Faithful Service, C.1900 Archive Waring was with the 8th

Waring was with the 8th Infantry Battalion at the Amiens Defence Line

on a 32 mm pin

8 mm (w) x 68

stamped "15" on both inside cover lips

nicknamed the “Devil’s Division”

Anhalt, Duchy. A Medal For 50 Years Of Faithful Service, C.1900 Archive Waring was with the 8th(Denkzeichen fr 50 Jahre Diensttreue). Instituted 12 May 1864 by Duke Leopold IV. (1864 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central monogram of Leopold IV, topped by a royal crown, within a laurel wreath, the reverse with an inscription of FR FUNZIGJHRIGE DIENSTTREU (FOR FIFTY YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 32. 29 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 8 grams (inclusive