Description
later Lady Benson
Awarded for Meritorious service during WWI to junior Officers
CUP" below
Footnote: The cross was instituted on July 15
In bronze and enamels
Germany, Imperial. A Brunswick 1914 War Merit Cross For Ladies & Young Ladies GTRexclude later Lady BensonA 1914 Braunschweig Brunswick Kriegsverdienstkreuz fr Frauen und Jungfrauen (War Merit Cross for Ladies & Young Ladies) (note that Young Ladies is a loose translation, meaning Unmarried women); in bronze; on loop for suspension; measuring 31. 98 mm x 30. 64 mm; weighing 8. 9 grams; very fine condition.