Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross, C.1917 Archive 4) An Iron Cross 1914

4) An Iron Cross 1914 First Class

and the case with wear to the exterior leatherette from storage

The British destroyer HMS Veteran arrived an hour later at 07:50 and picked up the 84 survivors

Measuring 450x540mm

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross, C.1917 Archive 4) An Iron Cross 1914(Friedrich Franz Kreuz). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with laurel leaf branches connecting the quadrants of the arms, the obverse with central royal monogram, with the top arm bearing a royal crown and the bottom arm with a date of 1917, the reverse with a central raised 1914 Iron Cross, unmarked, measuring 31 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.