Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Newly Listed PC) in between

PC) in between

München 9”

generally awards are in very fine to extremely fine condition

used by this maker to hold the magnetic backplate in place

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Newly Listed PC) in between(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled 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 enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a