German Awards - Military Cross for Officers for 25 years 1846

The cross was presented by Grand Duke George on 1 July 1846 in recognition of many years of service in the army. Crosses were awarded to officers after 25 years, which at first were of gold. After that, they were made of gilded bronze. At the same time, army service crosses for soldiers from sergeant major in descending order were donated to 3 classes. For non-commissioned officers, a silver cross was awarded over 25 years of service. For 18 years of service, the cross was made of bronze with silver middle shields superimposed. For 12 years, the cross was entirely of bronze. The award ceremony took place on May 1 of each year. Applications had to be submitted to the military command before Jan. Crosses were subject to return after death. These crosses were awarded a short time before the military convention on the 23.12.1872 with Prussia and are therefore rare. The middle shield has a diameter of 16 mm. In addition to the cross with a silver shield, crosses were minted from a single piece. Источник: Peter Ohm-Hieronymussen, Die Mecklenburg-Strelitzer Orden und Ehrenzeichen, 2000.

The cross is gold or bronze gilded. The transverse arms are smooth and bounded by 3 thin lines. Front and back with a round central screen. On the upper cruciform shoulder is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Round central shield with raised double border.
In the
• closed field, the letter - G - is in Gothic script, above it is a crown.

Downside:

• Round central shield with raised double border.
In
• a closed smooth field, the Roman number 25 is XXV -.

Tape:

• Width 35 mm, side stripes yellow/light blue 3 mm each, medium stripes crimson 22 mm.

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