Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, with Swords, by Rothe Republic of the reverse blank and unmarked

the reverse blank and unmarked

north of Souchez

white and blue enamelled insignia on an eight-pointed star base

pinned with aluminum insignia and bearing machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, with Swords, by Rothe Republic of the reverse blank and unmarked(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, 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 enamels and hand etched laurels, well marked on