Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction Archive This is an untouched example

This is an untouched example and remains as found

lid embossed with gold lettering G

/ Le Caire" maker's mark in the upper left corner

this dagger features a 312 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction Archive This is an untouched example(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