Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity golden anchor buttons are positioned

golden anchor buttons are positioned in five pairs

the reverse with an Austrian Imperial eagle

1864 and awarded for eminent services to the Kingdom of Cambodia

with hand-drawn illustrations in black ink

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity golden anchor buttons are positioned(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece