Saxony, Kingdom. A 1915 Saxon War Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction rather than on the retina

rather than on the retina

Officer (large rosette on the ribbon)

but being nicely preserved on the reverse

drove it to Brussels via Hamburg

Saxony, Kingdom. A 1915 Saxon War Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction rather than on the retina(Schsische Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Issued 1915 1918. Presenting as a bronze Latin cross with a laurel wreath between its arms, the obverse depicting a leftward facing bust of Frederick Augustus III circumscribed by his name and title, the upper and lower arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown as well as the date 1915 respectively, the reverse is inscribed with the crowned royal monogram of Frederick Augustus III, the arms inscribed WELTKRIEG (World