Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross
(Friedrich Franz Kreuz). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central medallion depicting a raised monogram of Friedrich Franz IV, the six o’clock arm with a date of “1917”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central medallion with a raised Mecklenburg-Schwerin War Merit Cross, unmarked, measuring 31.49 mm (w) x 44.30 mm (h), weighing 16.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.

