Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Province of China A war time period photo

A war time period photo postcard

two pockets

with some oxidation and material fatigue evident

Consisting of a gilded bronze St

measuring 231 mm (w) x 57 mm (h)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Province of China A war time period photo(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms and ribbed borders, bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a