Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction each minute position marked with

each minute position marked with black rules

218 mm x 296 mm)

26 mm x 30

marked with a cornucopia and marked "BRONZE" (indicating it was struck at the French Mint after 1880) on the edge

Footnote: These rubber boots were privately purchased by officers in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction each minute position marked with(Friedrich Kreuz). Instituted 12 December 1914 by Duke Friedrich II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a wreathed monogram of Duke Friedrich II, topped by a crown and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), unmarked, measuring 37. 26 mm (w) x 42. 24 mm (h), weighing 10.