Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1935 Auction Archive The Excelsior badges depict an

The Excelsior badges depict an American Bald Eagle clutching the Excelsior banner with “2” in the center

sides in grayish-blue wool (indicative of reserve personnel)

credited with downing seven Albatros D

maker marked "GEBR

He disembarked Liverpool

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1935 Auction Archive The Excelsior badges depict an(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a cross patte with ribbed arms, the obverse with central initials FF, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the reverse with a principle vertical pin assembly, unmarked, measuring 41. 00 mm (w) x 40. 81 mm (h), and in very fine condition.