Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 GTRexclude with twisted cord around a

with twisted cord around a tab removed/trimmed

measuring 15 mm (w) x 43 mm (h)

(Kriegsmarine Sommeruniform)

he was captured by the invading Russians in 1945

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 GTRexclude with twisted cord around a(Militrverdienstkreuz, I Klasse). Instituted 5 August 1848. An Iron Cross paty constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse face is pebbled with a ribbed border, the centre bears the cipher FF for Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II, the 12 oclock arm bears a royal crown and the 6 oclock arm bears 1914, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a round wire catch, unmarked, 40. 90 (w) x 40. 81 mm (h), near mint.