Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Orders, Medals & Decorations Province of China the exterior of the lid

the exterior of the lid embossed with the name of the decoration in gilt

while the widows' and orphans' and other benefit schemes insured the men and their families in case of illness or death

a Shore Patrol Armband (letters "S" and "P" in dark yellow wool

Footnote: Private Alexander Bryson was born in 1891 in Bothwell

It has experienced light rusting on the inner shell

Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Orders, Medals & Decorations Province of China the exterior of the lid1. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown; (Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. In 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