Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Iii Class War Decoration And Swords, C.1935 Hold 54mm(w) x 57

54mm(w) x 57

Reserve Units

or if he was redeployed prior to the event

They also show him on his wedding day

while the handle shows some scratching and loss of paint

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Iii Class War Decoration And Swords, C.1935 Hold 54mm(w) x 57Instituted October 24, 1849. Type II. Military Division. A cross pattee of silver gilt construction, with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse presenting the inscription VER DIENST on a white field surrounded by a red enamel ring, between the arms sit a gilt wreath section with crossed swords piercing the central medallion, the reverse features a single vertical pin assembly with four rivets present to secure the wreath and swords to the obverse,