Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1914 Auction Archive MISSOURI / COMMANDER GRADE" sewn

MISSOURI / COMMANDER GRADE" sewn upon the small inside pocket

marked "18 Ct" on the ring

the reverse bearing a wreathed central date of “1939”

mint maker marked "MK" (Mincovna Kremnica) and numbered "6286" on the reverse

anker separatly attached

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1914 Auction Archive MISSOURI / COMMANDER GRADE" sewn(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 gilded 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