Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, In Bronze, C.1872 Archive The cap measures approximately 290

The cap measures approximately 290 mm (l) x 130 mm (h) when folded flat

The cap is likewise well preserved

it was not uncommon for recipients to wait 20 years or more before an opening appeared in the annuity list

Footnote:  David Wyse was born in Fifeshire

presumed lost on Active Service

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, In Bronze, C.1872 Archive The cap measures approximately 290Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz. Type IV (1872). In bronze, the obverse featuring a right facing portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II, surrounded by the inscription FRIEDRICH FRANZE GROSSHERZOG V. MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN, the reverse presents the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE surrounded by a wreath with the inscription PER ASPERA AD ASTRA, measures 41. 1mm (w) x 48mm (h inclusive of integral loop), weighs 30. 1 grams, worn on an original