United States. A Cased Purple Heart Medal in Silver

(Instituted August 7th 1782 by George Washington). Of two-piece construction in the shape of a heart in gilded silver metal and with purple, red, white, and green enamels, the obverse with a gilded leftward facing bust of George Washington affixed onto purple-coloured and heart-shaped enamels with the Coat of Arms of George Washington, consisting of a white enameled shield with two horizontally positioned red enameled bars and three horizontally positioned side-by-side red enameled five-pointed stars within a sprig of green enameled laurel leaves, the reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words “For Military Merit” in relief below the bronzen coat of arms, on a fixed horizontal ball and squared oval loop suspension from its ribbon with a horizontal pinback assembly for suspension, measuring 34.8 mm (w) x 46.8 mm (l) including its pierced ball suspension, weighing 41.52 grams inclusive of its ribbon and pinback suspension, accompanied by its presentation case, constructed of a lightweight wooden frame with a textured purple faux leather exterior, the interior of the lid is lined in cream-coloured off-white silk, with a functional hinge assembly and partially intact interior hinge cover, with a purple felted medal bed with the addition of a horizontal pinback medal bar measuring 62 mm (w) x 122 mm (l), in near extremely fine condition.