Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Province of China For the historian and the

For the historian and the Civil War enthusiast

it must be considered to stand in near mint condition

on 14 June 1940

extremely rare collar tabs

2mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Province of China For the historian and the(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and