the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig within a white enamelled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading MERENTI (MERIT)
Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Barrie
silver wash on obverse worn off
Navy Medals and Awads - Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider United Republic of the obverse with a central(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed wreath bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, over a pebbled field, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the latter retaining a period original brown leather strap, the strap maker marked E. SCHNEIDER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm