Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross, Ii Class Hold 1874 in Saltcoats

1874 in Saltcoats

(SS-Untersturmführer Schulterklappen)

white and green enamelled insignia bearing a painted image of the Virgin Mary

was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on February 6

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross, Ii Class Hold 1874 in Saltcoats(Kreuz fr Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 January 1915 by Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich IV. (1915 1923 issue). Constructed of silver on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed monogram of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich IV, the six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of TAPFER UND TREU (BRAVERY AND