Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity shoulder straps

shoulder straps

C and Three Rivers

measuring 265x106mm

4) A Hand Worker’s League stick pin

Frederic August Cross 1914 - First Class

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity shoulder straps(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,