Germany, Imperial. A Helvetia Benigna Medal For Women, By B.h. Mayer, C.1917 Auction Archive with suspension loop on red

with suspension loop on red triangular ribbon with green and white stripes

obverse with a superposed crowned Belgium lion on an enameled black background

maker marked "AB" on the reverse

with a full length replacement ribbon (with some residue stuck to the ribbon from previous collector’s mounting)

Germany, Imperial. A Helvetia Benigna Medal For Women, By B.h. Mayer, C.1917 Auction Archive with suspension loop on red(Helvetia Benigna Medaille). Instituted 15 May 1917 by Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1917 1919 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original bow tie ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a central raised depiction of Helvetia, surrounded by wounded soldiers and civilians, topped by an inscription of HELVETIA BENIGNA, the reverse with a central inscription of DAS DANKBARE DEUTSCHLAND ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN