Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is certain that the

It is certain that the collar tab was manufactured

gilt Spanish coat-of-arms mounted to the lid

RNZAF and RAAF

then taken on strength of the Reserve Brigade

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is certain that 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 royal crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 46 mm (w) x 40. 60 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams,