Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction Archive multi coloure print

multi coloure print

Dark patina on the CSM

with a maroon background

the obverse of each consisting of clusters of seven oak leaves interspersed with two acorns

He suffered from pain over the right eye

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction Archive multi coloure print(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, a Diana head denoting