Prussia. An 1864-1918 Issue Military Merit Cross By A. Werner & Söhne. C. 1870 certificate_of_authenticity which has only been awarded

which has only been awarded to a select number of people since the fall of the monarchy in 1939

Royal Engineers died on October 28

a shrapnel wound to the back and to the head

presenting major loss of gilt

204 mm x 327 mm

Prussia. An 1864-1918 Issue Military Merit Cross By A. Werner & Söhne. C. 1870 certificate_of_authenticity which has only been awardedA fine example of a cased 1864 1918 issue Military Merit Cross Militr Ehrenzeichen 1. Klasse; a silver cross; the obverse inscribed Kriegsverdienst (Military Merit); the reverse bearing the crowned Royal Monogram of Wilhelm Rex; on a replacement double loop suspension, with its period original ribbon; marked A. W. for A. Werner & Shne, Berlin on the reverse; measuring 37. 96 mm (w) x 37. 82 mm (h); weighing 16. 0 grams; accompanied by its original