Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China Footnote: Founded on 26 September

Footnote: Founded on 26 September 1916

Maker marked on the reverse with Präsidialkanzlei code “88” for Werner Redo

Canadian Machine Gun Company on November 19th

he said to his mother "They made it

Louis Riel

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China Footnote: Founded on 26 SeptemberInstituted December 2 1849. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a crown with interior red enamelled cap, measures 36 mm (w) x 58. 3 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with A denoting Vienna manufacture and WK and KUNZ WIEN denoting manufacturer by Wilhelm Kunz, worn on