Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal Auction Egypt and Syria

Egypt and Syria

63 mm (w) x 87

four leaf clover

measures 118

secured together with two magnetic metal rivets

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal Auction Egypt and Syria(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white