Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 Newly Listed one of only fifteen men

one of only fifteen men to do so

this cross is accompanied by period paper documentation providing excellent context and provenance

A Romanian Royal Pilot Academy Badge - Second Class

with a stamped catch and a double-claw spring bar assembly

now known as the 23rd Battery

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1915 Newly Listed one of only fifteen men(Militrverdienstkreuz). A bronze cross patte, the obverse centre presents the initials FF for Friedrich Franz, with the imperial crown on the twelve oclock arm, the date 1914 on the six oclock arm, the reverse plain, with principle vertical pin assembly, measuring 40. 44 mm (w) x 40. 42 mm (h), and in very fine condition.