Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden along with crazing in the

along with crazing in the white enamels on two arms

the obverse central medallion presenting two figures kneeling before a cross

presenting a shamrock cross with red arms

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

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden along with crazing in the(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