Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Newly Listed circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD WITH US”) and laurel branches the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws

A wartime ribbon with a miniature of a Merit Cross “1849” IV

wear to enamels in the inscription ring and on the reverse arms

bearing a central raised shield depicting St

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Newly Listed circumscribed by an inscription of(Kreuz fr Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 January 1915 by Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI. (1915 1923 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed arms, bearing a central pebbled medallion overlaid by a raised inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked,