Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude A 14kt Gold oval-shaped medal

A 14kt Gold oval-shaped medal

First War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918

measuring approximately 106 mm x 43 mm

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Footnote: The Order of the Republic was awarded to individuals

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude A 14kt Gold oval-shaped medal(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, bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, ths six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40.