Germany, Imperial. A Brunswick 1914 War Merit Cross for Ladies & Young Ladies

A 1914 Braunschweig/Brunswick “Kriegsverdienstkreuz für Frauen und Jungfrauen” (War Merit Cross for Ladies & Young Ladies) - (note that “Young Ladies” is a loose translation, meaning “Unmarried women”); in bronze; on loop for suspension; measuring 31.98 mm x 30.64 mm; weighing 8.9 grams; very fine condition.