Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A 1897 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz Iii Medal certificate_of_authenticity A very nice quality heavily

A very nice quality heavily padded cloth badge

When he enlisted at the Recruit Depot in Plymouth on February 26

a Senior Teletypist career cipher

with the stars and stripes of the American flag in the clouds behind the eagle and engraver marked "HANS FREI" at the base

as a Lieutenant in 1839 and as a Captain in 1854

Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A 1897 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz Iii Medal certificate_of_authenticity A very nice quality heavilyA 1897 Gedenkmedaille fr den Groherzog Friedrich Franz III); in silver; the obverse with a rightward facing portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III, circumscribed with his name; the reverse with the royal crown and the coat of arms, circumscribed above with 19. 3. 1851, 15. 4. 1883, and 10. 4. 1897, and circumscribed below Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through difficulties to the stars); on a loop for suspension; 30. 08 mm in diameter; weighing 10. 3 grams;