Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction August proved to be a

August proved to be a fateful month in battle again for Muldowney

to Sub Sergeant on May 1

the obverse centre in silver surrounded by gilded border with the inscription UNITE DIGNITE TRAVAIL

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Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction August proved to be a(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse 1914). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed and pebbled arms, bearing a central raised 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire