Brunswick, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Newly Listed gunners were usually of low

gunners were usually of low rank

96 (beats) per minute

consisting of a collar tab sewn diagonally to a shoulder board with a ribbon for an Iron Cross 1939 Second Class visible on the reverse

the reverse with an analogous red enameled disc bearing a raised gilt inscription of “FÜR KUNST UND WISSENSCHAFT” (“FOR ART AND SCIENCE”)

Brunswick, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Newly Listed gunners were usually of low(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse) Issued 1914 1918. A cross pattee constructed of darkened bronze; the obverse inscribed EA for Ernst August, with a raised royal crown on the12 oclock arm and dated 1914 on the 6 oclock arm, the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (For Merit at War), measuring 30. 21 mm (w) x 34. 46 mm (h), with loop for suspension, very fine.