Mecklenburg Schwerin Award and Document Military Service Cross 2nd Class Kruse

This is the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin’s Military Service Cross 2nd Class, with its award document (urkunde).

The document measures 8″ x 12.” The award was made to a man named Kruse. He was a member of the XXVI. Armeekorps. The award date was 28 April 1916. At the document’s bottom is the Grand Duchy’s Coat-of-Arms, as well as a reproduction of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV’s signature.

The decoration is in very fine condition with a short length of original ribbon.