Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of Merit Crosses for First Word War Service Auction the ribbons on the BWM

the ribbons on the BWM and VM swapped

the reverse with a crimped hinge and narrow pinback meeting a round wire catch

their school time from three and a half years ago

inside lid in white cloth and maker marked "VAUGHTONS Ltd / Goldsmiths & Silversmiths / BIRMINGHAM

bearing a single silver aluminum wire gull above an oak leaf wreath of identical construction

Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of Merit Crosses for First Word War Service Auction the ribbons on the BWM(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of merit crosses for First World War service, including: 1. A Mecklenburg Schwerin 1914 War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central 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 an