Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Auction Archive the chape with ball finial

the chape with ball finial

measuring 13 cm (w) x 19 cm (h)

missing its Infantry numeral designation)

a Preface and an Introduction

better than very fine and extremely fine

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Auction Archive the chape with ball finial(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of high quality manufacture and unique history, constructed of 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