Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction A striking and extremely well-preserved

A striking and extremely well-preserved icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin

to Sub Sergeant on May 1

remaining in service through the First World War where he was wounded in action on 6 June 1915 in Russia

nice quality cross

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction A striking and extremely well-preserved(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse 1914). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed and pebbled arms, bearing a central raised 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire