| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL/02591.009 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Award |
| Physical description | Bronze |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Date made | c 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War
Description
Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War. Awarded by the Duke of Sachsen Meiningen to officers who showed special merit. Instituted on 7 March 1915. Bronze cross pattee with curved ends to arms and a ducal coronet between each arm. Suspended from a five-arched crown. The obverse has a central medallion has founder's initial 'B'. The entire entire cross is set within an oak wreath, cross-tied at the cardinal points. The reverse shows the Arms of Saxony on central medallion and 'FUR VERDIENST IM KREIGE 1914/15' on the outer circle. The ribbon is a combattant's issue of black with yellow side stripes and green and white chequered edges. This cross is an early war issue. It was later produced in grey zinc as a wartime economy measure.
History / Summary
Unknown. Part of a collection of 14 Imperial German decorations & medals obtained in Germany immediately following the 1914-18 War.