Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China since previous examination

since previous examination

with fold-down side and back panels attached to the cap on the left and right side via black threading

and the Second Battle of the Marne

He was releasd on June 21

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China since previous examination(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) with the letters on a silver bar in two lines,