Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Newly Listed ornate cluster leafing trim on

ornate cluster leafing trim on the edges on four sides

Gilt brass

1929 when he was nineteen

a watermark stamp

1915 for Great Britain

Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Newly Listed ornate cluster leafing trim onA fine quality manufacture first war Austrian Military Merit Cross Third Class with War Decoration; a silver cross patte with the arms of the cross with red and white enamels, along with a laurel wreath between the arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Verdienst (German Merit) in silver lettering; the reverse completely in white enamels; on a squared loop for suspension, with its period original tri fold ribbon;