Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A House Order Of The Wendish Crown, Commander Cross With Swords, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity smooth and free of chipping

smooth and free of chipping but remains loose-fitting

Named - Bronze gilt with an overlaying silver star in the centre

tank badge "25" in silver grade

in presentation folder)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A House Order Of The Wendish Crown, Commander Cross With Swords, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity smooth and free of chipping1864 1918 Issue. (Hausorden der Wendischen Krone, Komturkreuz mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross constructed of solid gold, with white enameled arms, with solid gold lions and crossed gold swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central medallion of blue enamels, with a raised gold Wendish crown, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed Per Aspera Ad Astra (Latin Through Struggle to the Light) in gold capital letters; the reverse