Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Province of China began early

began early

Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a forest green backer featuring a machine-embroidered bullion Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

(Blaue Division Auszeichnungen)

in the Hotel Quellenhof

smooth finished brown underside

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Province of China began early(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 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 white