Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 2) A NSBO membership stickpin

2) A NSBO membership stickpin

and silver hallmarked 800

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant credited to C

(Kaiserliches Marine Postkarten)

a scarce early example in near extremely fine condition

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 2) A NSBO membership stickpin(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