Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Medal In Silver, C.1890 Auction A 1916 Iron Cross of

A 1916 Iron Cross of Merit with Crown

whose duty it was to keep roads in good repair

no chipping to wood

for progress was bitterly contested by a maze of Japanese pillboxes

He then left Japan

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Medal In Silver, C.1890 Auction A 1916 Iron Cross of(Verdienstmedaille fr Militrverdienst). Instituted 19 March 1885 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. (1885 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a Mecklenburg coat of arms, circumscribed by dates 19. 3. 1851, 13. 4. 1883, and 10 4. 1897, above an inscription of PER ASPERA