Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Archive button hole attachment

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Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Archive button hole attachmentA lot of two Imperial Austrian medals and awards, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849 IV. Class with Swords. (Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 12th, 1849. (Third Period: 1914 1918 issue, Large Type). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United