Saxony, Kingdom. A 1915 Saxon War Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction well known in Peterborough

well known in Peterborough

Officer (large rosette on the ribbon)

in a wavy over/under design creating five distinct sections

with patina on the frame from age

He listed his next-of-kin as his wife

Saxony, Kingdom. A 1915 Saxon War Merit Cross, C.1916 Auction well known in Peterborough(Schsische Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Issued 1915 1918. Presenting as a bronze Latin cross with a laurel wreath between its arms, the obverse depicting a leftward facing bust of Frederick Augustus III circumscribed by his name and title, the upper and lower arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown as well as the date 1915 respectively, the reverse is inscribed with the crowned royal monogram of Frederick Augustus III, the arms inscribed WELTKRIEG (World