The Medal for Merit in War (German: Medaille für Verdienst im Kriege) was a military decoration of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, established during World War I on 7 March 1915 by Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

The medal was awarded to enlisted personnel and some officers for acts of military merit (both combatants and non-combatants), to all members of the Imperial German Army, but especially to those serving in the regiments affiliated with Saxe-Meiningen.

[1] On the front side, the medal had an oak leaf wreath on the edge, bound in each quarter by two crossed ribbons.

On the back side, there was a shield in the center, with Saxe coat of arms is stylized with cross strips and an oblique diamond ridge.

Between the middle and the border was the circulatory script: FUR VERDIENST IM KREIGE 1914/15.