Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Silver Merit Medal With War Decoration And Case, By Vincent Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive stylized metal snap button adornment

stylized metal snap button adornment and functional magnetic metal hinge

attached to a yellow metal pole

Seidel attempted to implement the expansive Nazi war plans but suffered from heavy combat losses of material and men

1865 by Bacqueville

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Silver Merit Medal With War Decoration And Case, By Vincent Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive stylized metal snap button adornment(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, Silberne Medaille mit Kriegsdekoration und Etui). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, the obverse finished in green enamels, with a central white enameled shield bearing a red Geneva Cross, flanked by angels and above an inscription of PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI (PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITY), the reverse bearing raised dates 1864 1914, topped by an integral loop and