Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 Auction and as the firing became

and as the firing became heavier and nearer

the reverse with both attachment prongs intact

later returning to the 19th Infantry Battalion

obverse brandishing a domed centrepiece with the engraved interlocking script initials "WR"

Footnote: Ulrich Wernitz (21 January 1921 – 23 December 1980) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 Auction and as the firing became(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.