Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Griffin, Honour Cross, C.1915 GTRexclude attached to a 800 mm-long

attached to a 800 mm-long black leather belt

the Regiment was

A German Red Cross Award - Oval Badge in gilded and enameled bronze

material fatigue and exterior soiling evident

surface wear and spotting on the reverse

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Griffin, Honour Cross, C.1915 GTRexclude attached to a 800 mm-long(Greifen Orden, Ehrenkreuz). Instituted 15 September 1884 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. (1884 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a central medallion bearing a raised Griffin, the reverse with five visible rivets securing the structure together, with a barrel hinge and banjo style vertical pinback meeting a round catch, unmarked, measuring 56. 12 mm (w) x