Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Badge In Iron United Republic of 40 mm in diameter with

40 mm in diameter with a 51 mm-long needle

scroll suspension

7 mm x 16 mm

He would recuperate at Bexhill for the next twenty-five days

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Badge In Iron United Republic of 40 mm in diameter with(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered zink alloy applique consisting of a central monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a royal crown, and above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse applique in place, with a barrel hinge