Germany, Imperial. A Friedrich-Kreuz Anhalt Military Honour, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity dated March 13

dated March 13

and maker “Bruno Mulde

the unit was stood as the 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Battalion of Rifles with the Ottawa volunteer rifle company and a number of other companies located in Fitzroy

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Germany, Imperial. A Friedrich-Kreuz Anhalt Military Honour, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity dated March 13(Militrische Ehrenzeichen Friedrich Kreuz). Insitituted 14 December 1914 by Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt. A bronze straight armed cross paty, the obverse centre bears a cipher F in Frakturscrift, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, a crown on the 12 oclock arm and 1914 on the 6 oclock arm, the reverse centre bears FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), measuring 37. 33 mm (w) x 41. 94 mm (h), on green ribbon with red stripes, very fine.