An 1864 Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross; Ladies Cross certificate_of_authenticity 1st South African Infantry

1st South African Infantry

circa 1943

The reverse ricasso is etched with a large diamond enclosing puma (a mountain lion’s head)

then left for Ceylon and the war in the Pacific theatre

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

An 1864 Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross; Ladies Cross certificate_of_authenticity 1st South African InfantryAn 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).