Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Bronze Grade, With Clasp, C.1916 Newly Listed a thin rule framing the

a thin rule framing the cross and an ornate rule on the perimeter

marked “RZM /52” (Deschler und Sohn

the wreath bow-tied at the junction of the branches

The younger Winter enlisted for Second World War service as a Private (SX25275) with the Australian Army

Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration, Bronze Grade, With Clasp, C.1916 Newly Listed a thin rule framing the(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Bronze Dem Verdienste 1914 mit Schwerterspange). Instituted 1914 by Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst. (1914 1919 issue). Constructed of bronze zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with crossed sword clasp, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of DEM VERDIENST 1914 (FOR MERIT 1914), within a circular oak leaf