Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude then solely attached to the

then solely attached to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade immediately afterwards

bronze tower in the centre indicating a 3rd class award

From the time of Alexandre Tache

with five rows of two holes each for length adjustment and a silvered metal receiving clip

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude then solely attached to the(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 ribbed arms, with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,