Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Silver Merit Cross For Art And Science, Prototype Example Hold 1 Canadian Army Reinforcement Unit

1 Canadian Army Reinforcement Unit (CARU) on May 20

initials "U S" in Gold affixed to the shield

reverse inscribed "A T

A Romanian Commemorative Cross for the 1916-1919 War

This is a very well-preserved Schutzpolizei der Gemeinden (Municipal Protection Police) officer’s visor cap

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Silver Merit Cross For Art And Science, Prototype Example Hold 1 Canadian Army Reinforcement Unit(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz fr Kunst und Wissenschaft, Prototyp). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central rightward facing profile of Duke Georg of Saxe Meiningen, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, with a stylized wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 36. 17