Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a winged skull with crossed

a winged skull with crossed bayonet and hand grenade

crazing in the white enamels on another

Type II (Médaille Militaire): in silver with blue enamels

minor age-appropriate material fatigue evident

the hoist edge reinforced with a layer of white cotton

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a winged skull with crossed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a royal crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 46 mm (w) x 40. 60 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams,