Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Newly Listed on a red and white

on a red and white enamel bow suspension

missing two buttons on the trousers) and are in overall very fine condition

with minor material fatigue also evident

the red wool band with scattered mothing

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Newly Listed on a red and white(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronzed, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by clusters of oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a war commencement date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,