Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden it was questioned as to

it was questioned as to why the artillery commander should set up an entire Anti-Aircraft regiment

This was less than three months after the official refounding of the party after it had been outlawed

(Orden der Eisernen Krone III

the obverse central medallion presenting two figures kneeling before a cross

including a Kyffhäuserbund 25-year membership pin

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden it was questioned as to(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 crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece