An 1864 Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross; Ladies Cross certificate_of_authenticity 000 yards behind the lines

000 yards behind the lines at Roclincourt

During Operation Husky on July 10

1st South African Infantry

(501 Cpl Richard Punch 7th Hussars) Naming is in official British Army impressed block capitals

After returning home

An 1864 Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross; Ladies Cross certificate_of_authenticity 000 yards behind the linesAn 1864 Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross; Ladies Cross Second Class. In bronze, measures 34. 20x33. 90mm (for Ladies). Fine quality cross with good details, mounted on original ribbon 25mm wide. In very fine condition. Extremely rare reduced size for Ladies, standard cross measuring 40mm. This cross, in design and purpose similar to Prussian Iron Cross, was awarded for the 1864 War against Denmark (in coalition with Prussia and Austria).