Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross II Class Archive Essex Scottish Regiment Shoulder Title

Essex Scottish Regiment Shoulder Title (which was banned from being worn while overseas: in brass

suspended from a scrollwork swivel suspension and attached to a modern ribbon with a grommet at the top

measuring 91 mm x 46 mm x 16 mm

a scarce decoration in near mint condition

A Grand Cross Star

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross II Class Archive Essex Scottish Regiment Shoulder Title(Militr Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse 1914). 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an inscription of FR AUSZEICHNUNG IM KRIEGE (FOR EXCELLENCE