Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal visually-hidden the reverse with a crimped

the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch

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medal and badges

1888-1918 Issue

circumscribed by an inscription of “NATIONALSOZ

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal visually-hidden the reverse with a crimped(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white