Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Republic of in turn retaining a suspension

in turn retaining a suspension ring with a period original ribbon

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in turn circumscribed by rifles

3 cm (w) x 13

The handle is composed of a single piece of polished dark brown wood

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Republic of in turn retaining a suspension(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of