Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz United Republic of rim officially impressed D/MX 736704

rim officially impressed D/MX 736704 J

light contact present on the chape and locket

Gold Grade (gilt bronze

GRVI (MAJ  K

During daylight

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz United Republic of rim officially impressed D/MX 736704(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