Bavaria, Kingdom. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade, C.1860 United Republic of leaving on March 5th

leaving on March 5th

Sir George Edmund Hodgkinson was a widower for almost twenty-two years

before being transferred again

It is dated on the reverse to February 2

stating that he had three months' previous service with the 109th K

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade, C.1860 United Republic of leaving on March 5th(Silberne Zivildienstmedaille). Issued 1840 1918. Type III. A round silver medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of King Maximilian, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed DEM VERDIENSTE UM FRST UND VATERLAND (German For merit for the prince and fatherland); on a double loop for suspension; measuring 35. 81 mm in diameter; marked under bust, weighing 19. 9 grams; in overall very fine condition.