Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive He lists his previous military

He lists his previous military experience from 1913 to 1918 during which time he achieved the rank of Gefreiter on the Western Front

fitted with silver clip and small ring suspension

measuring 64 mm (w) X 88 mm (h)

copyright 1975

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive He lists his previous military(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 a white enamelled medallion,