Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class, By F.braun, C.1870 Hold 5 mm ivory pins

5 mm ivory pins

maker marked "LI-GI" (Lordship Industries

each reinforced with a magnetic metal eyelet through which is looped a drawstring which maintains the structural integrity of the album

Instituted on 12 March 1905

Stitched onto the shirt above the right pocket is an insignia in the form of a tan-coloured triangular cotton patch bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class, By F.braun, C.1870 Hold 5 mm ivory pins(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1849. First Period (1849 1875). In silver with red enamels, maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" on the ring, measuring 30. 2 mm (w) x 33. 7 mm (h) inclusive of laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the obverse, replacement triangular ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine.