Waldeck, Principality. A Merit Cross, Iv Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction There are upward-pointing black metal

There are upward-pointing black metal loops on either side at the waist supporting a 70 mm wide matching belt

of early period manufacture

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makers mark L/15 on pin (Otto Schickle

Waldeck, Principality. A Merit Cross, Iv Class Knight With Swords, C.1915 Auction There are upward-pointing black metal(Verdienstkreuz 4. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on January 14, 1871 by Frst Georg Viktor. Instituted 1901 1918. A silver Maltese cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords between the arms of the cross, obverse with a red enameled George cross within a raised white enameled central medallion, surrounded by black enameled rays emanating from the center, the reverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FR VERDIENST (For Merit), on a loop