Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold Size tag 8 7/8

Size tag 8 7/8

secured by a horizontal strap and finished with black finished magnetic metal buttons

possibly saying “Olm

Gold laurels with green enamels and red flowers

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold Size tag 8 7/8(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,