Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction with some enamel contact

with some enamel contact

minute contact on obverse

composed of an army of 120

with a celluloid button

authors Alfred Zealley and J

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction with some enamel contact(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