Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity plus in-depth descriptive biographies are

plus in-depth descriptive biographies are provided of the recipients

the large pockets lined in a moss green rayon-cotton blend

A wartime signed photo of noted U-Boat engineer Kapitänleutnant Erich Otto Zürn

with sixty days detention remitted

WWI NZ Railway Engineer Battalion Cap Badge - In solid bronze

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity plus in-depth descriptive biographies are(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronzed, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by clusters of oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a war commencement date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,