Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden presenting a shamrock cross with

presenting a shamrock cross with red arms

it described his physical appearance as "fair" and his temperment as "intelligent

totalling 208 days in hospital (almost 30 weeks) over the span of two years

the obverse central medallion presenting two figures kneeling before a cross

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden presenting a shamrock cross with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece