Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Auction Archive with a black enameled eagle

with a black enameled eagle fastened to the centre

measuring 78 cm (w) x 115 mm (l) x 24 mm (h)

First Class - Breast star

featuring the following:

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Auction Archive with a black enameled eagle(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