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[Henri S]

I came across this award. What was it for and what is it's worth?

[Henri S]

Reverse view.

[Henri S]

double post.

[jwburchell]

All I know is that the lettering on the reverse means "For the Fatherland", in English. Hope this is of some help.
John

[iltisfront]

hello,
this is a medal of the german honor-legion (deutsche ehrenlegion) given to german soldiers that had been fighted in WW1 ,the worth is at about 25-30 euro
iltisfront

[Henri S]

Thanks

[medalnet]

As a matter of fact, this is one of those countless medals where the veteran of WWI had to apply and pay for in order to be awarded with it.

[Tom Y]

It came with a spiffy doc.