Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Province of China topped by a Slovak national

topped by a Slovak national eagle clutching a fasces

as he obtained the full suite of lifesaving proficiency skill awards

while his Purple Heart is engraved "1st LT

Footnote: Zygmunt Bryla was born on 18 December 1912 in Bodzentyn in Kielce County

measuring 231 mm (w) x 57 mm (h)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Province of China topped by a Slovak national(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms and ribbed borders, bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a