Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz United Republic of with a blade spine and

with a blade spine and a single dull edge

as a whole section of links measures 60mm in length

rim officially impressed D/MX 736704 J

He served with the Pionier-Kompanie of SS-Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 2

her estate being valued at £51

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz United Republic of with a blade spine and(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of