Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed [The six badges and the

[The six badges and the four chevrons {No

1934 NSDAP Ruppin Tinnie - In die stamped bronze

measuring 62 mm x 50 mm

four with vertical pinbacks

the obverse bears a diamond shape with a central swastik

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed [The six badges and the(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed arms, bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, ths six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40.