Braunschweig. A War Merit Cross, Second Class Auction Archive on a tan open weave

on a tan open weave canvas

signs of ageing - has started to come apart through age

2 mm x 57 mm

An Italian Carabinieri 100th Anniversary Medal 1814-1914 - Bronze

and an export hallmark (without neck ribbon)

Braunschweig. A War Merit Cross, Second Class Auction Archive on a tan open weave(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse) Issued 1914 1918. A cross pattee constructed of darkened bronze; the obverse inscribed EA for Ernst August, with a raised royal crown on the upper arm, and dated 1914 on the lower arm; the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (German For Merit at War); on a double loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon; measuring 30. 45 mm (w) x 33. 46 mm (h); weighing 10. 2 grams; in overall very fine condition.