Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, IV. Class, c.1870 Province of China 98th REGIMENT FOOT

98th REGIMENT FOOT

a mis-matched first pattern pair in very fine condition

1 Casualty Clearing Station on the next day and admitted to No

which was awarded on 3 April 1944

was his employment in a company regarded essential to the war effort

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, IV. Class, c.1870 Province of China 98th REGIMENT FOOT(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted December 2nd, 1849. (1849 1875 issue). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United Forces), the reverse with a central medallion bearing the date of 1849, on a hollow swivel crown and swivel ring for suspension from its period