Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Auction Archive on loop for suspension with

on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon mounted to a parade-style bar with a horizontal pinback

(Stecknadeln)

7 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension)

marked "š" on the obverse

A Heer insignia

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Auction Archive on loop for suspension with(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,