Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity he was awarded the bar

he was awarded the bar to Efficiency Decoration

Michael Complete Grand Cross Set (Bayerisch-Königlicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael Großkreuz und Bruststern zum Großkreuz)

the obverse of the eagle is stamped with a maker’s mark of “C

Rio de Janeiro

Instituted 1 July 1920

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity he was awarded the bar(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