Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A Cross For War Merit, Ii Class, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity seven soldiers in the foreground

seven soldiers in the foreground and a battle scene in the background

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Duke Carl Eduard

membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank who formed a single class known as White Knights

5 mm x 53 mm inclusive of wreath suspension

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A Cross For War Merit, Ii Class, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity seven soldiers in the foreground(Kreuz fr Auszeichnung im Kriege II. Klasse). Instituted 11 August 1914 by Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich VI. (1916 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich VI, within a laurel wreath, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the reverse with a central raised inscription of TAPFER UND