Saxony, Kingdom. A War Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity 1917 and is owned by

1917 and is owned by the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum

= dienstfähig kriegsverwendungsfähig

The joints possess cavities

the sticks measuring 33 mm wide x 253 mm in length each

gloss finished

Saxony, Kingdom. A War Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity 1917 and is owned by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Presenting as a bronze Latin cross with a laurel wreath between its arms, the obverse depicting a leftward facing bust of Frederick Augustus III circumscribed by his name and title, the upper and lower arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown as well as the date 1915 respectively, the reverse is inscribed with the crowned royal monogram of Frederick Augustus III, the arms inscribed WELTKRIEG (World War), measuring 36. 39 mm (h)