WW1 Waldeck-Pyrmont Merit Cross, Fourth Class with Swords?

Description

IMPERIAL STATE OF WALDECK-PYRMONT CROSS
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The medal has an eight point star with black enamel. There is white enamel with a red enamel cross.
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History / Summary
Between 1896 to 1918 Waldeck had one decoration, known simply as the Verdienstkreuz, or Merit Cross (prior to this, there had been a house order known as the Merit Order (Verdienstorden) and a Military Merit Cross). The Merit Cross was established in four classes, with the 1st and 2nd Classes worn from the neck and the 3rd and 4th worn on the breast. A Silver Merit Medal, associated first with the Merit Order and then with the Merit Cross, dated from 1878, and a
Golden Merit Medal
followed in 1899. Also that year, an Honour Cross (Ehrenkreuz) was instituted, ranking between the 4th Class Merit Cross and the Golden Merit Medal.