Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A Merit Cross 1. Class For Bravery Auction Archive after which he was transferred

after which he was transferred to No

which slides into the black and red embroidered cockade above the cap badge on the front

unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Deschler & Sohn

rectangular reinforcing patches sewn in place at the top and bottom on the reverse beside the hoist sleeve

on a off-white paper stock

Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A Merit Cross 1. Class For Bravery Auction Archive after which he was transferred(Kreuz 1. Klasse fr Auszeichnung im Kriege fr Tapferkeit). A cross patte constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse inscribed Fr Tapferkeit on a pebbled field, within a laurel wreath; vertical pinback, with a functional barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 40. 22 mm (w) x 40. 31 mm (h); weighing 16. 7 grams; in overall good condition.