Germany, Imperial. A Brunswick War Merit Cross, I Class, c.1914
(Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Instituted 23 October 1914 by Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. A bronze cross paty, the obverse bears he cipher “EA” in the centre for Duke Ernest Augustus, the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown, the 9 and 3 o’clock arms bear sprigs of oak leaves and the 6 o’clock arm bears the date “1914”, the reverse bears a vertical pinback, measuring 39.32 mm (w) x 39.72 mm (h), very fine.

