Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 GTRexclude War Merit Cross 2 Class

War Merit Cross 2 Class with Swords

featuring a round

a round silver medal

until Walter was shot down and captured in August of 1917

each maker marked Alfred Hirrlinger

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 GTRexclude War Merit Cross 2 Class(Militrverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse Museumsstck). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled laurel wreath, the obverse with white enameled arms outlined in red enamel, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a ring of red enamel, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and