Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude crown has been reaffixed off

crown has been reaffixed off centre

with period work on rivets (now exposed to the front of the wings)

Durch sein Panzer-Regiment wurden in diesen Gefechtstagen insgesamt erbeutet oder vernichtet: 39 Panzer

inscribed "Grant of the dignity of a Knight Grand Commander (Military division) of the Order of the Bath to Major-General Arthur Arnold Barrett

measuring 45 mm x 140 mm each

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class GTRexclude crown has been reaffixed off(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, with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,