Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, II Class Cross consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille)

(Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille)

flanked by the dates "1936" at the left and "1966" at the right

two ships (United States Warship Atlanta

in bronzed metal with orange enamels

VIII - A Word for the Collector

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, II Class Cross consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille)(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted August 14, 1914. Military Division. In silver, a red and white enamelled cross, obverse central medallion featuring a superimposed red cross on a white field, encircled by a red ring inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI, a green enamelled wreath lays across the arms, the reverse medallion features the dates 1864 1914, marked on the integral suspension with an Austrian silvermark denoting Vienna manufacture, worn