Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Auction Two Ribbon Bars - Eight-Ribbon

Two Ribbon Bars - Eight-Ribbon Ribbon Bar (16

A Wehrmacht Gefolge (Subcontractor of the Wehrmacht) badge

A Fifth Republic Legion D’Honneur Grand Cross - Grand Cross Set

measuring 59 mm x 11 mm

which later formed an important part of the Polish Legions during the future Great War with the Russian Empire

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Auction Two Ribbon Bars - Eight-RibbonCross of Merit, 2nd Class, Third Period (1914 1918): Verdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver gilt with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked "G. A. S." (G. A. Scheid) on the ring, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), chipping evident in the