Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction marked with a cornucopia and

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

26 mm x 30

measuring 29 cm (w) x 42

including a Prussian Red Cross 40-Year Honour Badge

Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction marked with a cornucopia and(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.