Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction measuring 75 mm (w) x

measuring 75 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

constructed of khaki-tan cotton/rayon blended cloth

and bearing a functional magnetic metal spring clip

and Army Class "B" Badge (in silver

1908 at Naas

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction measuring 75 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece