Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 9-Year Long Military Service Cross, C.1900 Newly Listed The butterscotch-coloured leather sweatband is

The butterscotch-coloured leather sweatband is perforated along the front edge with five tiny rows of forty ventilation holes each

in silvered and painted feinzink

worked unceasingly in dressing and caring for the wounded

along with soiling and wear present on the upper

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 9-Year Long Military Service Cross, C.1900 Newly Listed The butterscotch-coloured leather sweatband is(Militrdienstkreiz III. Klasse fr 9 Dienstjahre der Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften). Instituted 2 March 1869 by Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm. (1869 1913 issue). Constructed of copper, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Franz, the reverse with central Roman numerals IX, unmarked, measuring 35. 38 mm (w) x 42. 34 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, in very fine condition.