Fritz Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 An award certificate for the Hessen-Darmstadt Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen für Tapferkeit (Silver) for Gefreiter des Landsturms, Anton Voggesberger in 4.Kompanie, Ersatz-Bataillon of Königin-Elisabeth-Garde-Grenadier-Regiment No.3 (Berlin-Charlottenburg) Award is dated June 1917 and drawn up in Darmstadt. It bears the signature of Ernst-Ludwig, Grossherzog von Hessen-Darmstadt, probably in facsimile. The edge is decorated in the colours of the ribbon of the award. Ernst Voggenberger was possibly from Hessen and serving with this guards regiment, thus being bestowed with the decoration from that state. Soldiers from other states could also receive such decorations. Purchased many years ago from a coin and precious metals shop in Hamburg. Documents of this kind are now getting rarer An example of the decoration, they are not hard to find, usually sterling silver. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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