Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers Hold with illustrations

with illustrations

with a central gilt medallion bearing a raised inscription of “LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS” (“LETTERS AND ARTS”)

45 mm x 97 mm)

(Frontflugspange für Transport und Luftlandflieger mit Anhänger)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers Hold with illustrations(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