Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchy. A Military Merit Cross For 12 Years Of Service, C.1860 Hold arriving in England on May

arriving in England on May 22nd

with multiple black stamps featuring a national eagle

both lugs intact with the loop on one pinched

Bonn am Rhein” and numbered “7221” on the reverse

privately impressed on the UNKM and officially engraved on the CFD

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchy. A Military Merit Cross For 12 Years Of Service, C.1860 Hold arriving in England on May(Militr Dienstkreuz fr 12 Dienstjahren). Instituted 1 July 1846 by Grand Duke George. (1846 1872 issue). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke George, the reverse with a central number 12 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 37. 00 mm (w) x 41. 78 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 gram (inclusive of ribbon), in near