Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Buy Now According to the decree of

According to the decree of establishment

Signature on Post War Photo: Albert Muller SS-Hptscharf

rim impressed 1010129 PTE

54 cm in the arms

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Buy Now According to the decree of(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