Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer Auction Archive each constructed of a wooden

each constructed of a wooden frame with a faux red leather exterior liner

hole drilled at the top with a ring suspension added

both lugs and pin intact

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possibly a ribbon bar

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer Auction Archive each constructed of a wooden(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 2, 1849. Type III (1914 1918). In silver and enamels with red enameled arms; the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Joseph, surrounded by a broad silver ring, inscribed VIRIBUS UNITIS (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension; the loop marked V. MAYERS SOHNE, along with Austrian silver mark,