Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Archive the obverse bearing a central

the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a hand-painted monogram of Saint Vladimir

measuring 43 mm (w) x 62

The recipient is NCO Jose Ruiz Lopez of the Grenadier Regiment 262

on loop for suspension - marked “65” for “Klein & Quenzer A

to name a few

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Archive the obverse bearing a central(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,