Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Buy Now through the loss of stretcher

through the loss of stretcher bearers being killed or wounded by the enemy

only a few small dents

both Germans and foreigners

with its shortened period original ribbon

measuring 107 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Buy Now through the loss of stretcher(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), the reverse with white enamelled arms and