Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A House Order Of The Wendish Crown, Commander Cross With Swords, C.1880 Newly Listed Had pneumonia in Sept

Had pneumonia in Sept

Wegener FEC” and “Wernstein JFNA” on reverse

It reads: From a (past) great time

Footnote: The 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion (Saskatchewan) was organized at East Sandling on January 4

Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A House Order Of The Wendish Crown, Commander Cross With Swords, C.1880 Newly Listed Had pneumonia in Sept1864 1918 Issue. (Hausorden der Wendischen Krone, Komturkreuz mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross constructed of solid gold, with white enameled arms, with solid gold lions and crossed gold swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central medallion of blue enamels, with a raised gold Wendish crown, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed Per Aspera Ad Astra (Latin Through Struggle to the Light) in gold capital letters; the reverse