Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Scheid, in Case, c.1915 Hold He died on March 31

He died on March 31

Silver wire on grayish blue cloth

The simulated ray skin used in the handle is the late war plastic issue

intermediate scuffing and creasing

he was "sentenced to 7 days' Field Punishment No

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Scheid, in Case, c.1915 Hold He died on March 31(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