Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Scheid, in Case, c.1915 Hold marked in silver ink "Silberne

marked in silver ink "Silberne Militär Verdienst medaille" and stamped in black ink "Scbw

positioned just behind the ridge at Mont-Saint-Jean

Weighing 10

dated 6 September 1935

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Scheid, in Case, c.1915 Hold marked in silver ink "Silberne(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