Austria, Imperial. A War Merit Cross In Gold, By Vincent Mayer’s Sohne, C. 1918 Auction The battalion was stationed with

The battalion was stationed with the 3rd Flak Division in Hamburg

measuring 185 mm (w) x 94 mm (h)

One of the fifty-three casualties was Petty Officer R

A (non-matching) set of extremely well preserved

Austria, Imperial. A War Merit Cross In Gold, By Vincent Mayer’s Sohne, C. 1918 Auction The battalion was stationed with(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Etui). Instituted December 2, 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph. An 18kt Gold (tested) cross pattee with red enamelled arms, the center obverse presenting a FJ on a white enamel field within a Gold border, surrounded by the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (Strength Through Unity), the reverse presents 1849 in Gold on a white enamel field, in a Gold lightly pebbled border, surmounted by a delicate crown, measures 35. 63mm (w) x 55.