Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 GTRexclude three-prong suspension device sewn to

three-prong suspension device sewn to reverse of cravat pad

Four rows of fine silvered bullion copper wire

very dark patinas on the silver medals

" My two sergeants and I took 11 of them and our company took well over 200

numbered “82862” and maker marked “Ferdinand Hoffstätter

Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 GTRexclude three-prong suspension device sewn to(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1850. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a greenish black pebbled covering on five sides, the bottom with an off white paper covering, date stamped "1915", maker stamped "ETUIS & CASSETTEN FABRIK JG. BERGMANN WIEN VII" and inscribed in handwritten black ink "beh. d. 6. Dezember 1915. Gefr. Jensen", the lid bearing the initials "V. K." (Verdienstkreuz) in silver coloured ink and framed by two