Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive the Iron Cross I Class

the Iron Cross I Class

demonstrating the remnants of an adhesive to the reverse

the obverse centre bears the Roman numeral “XV” (15) on a gilded enamel background

riveted to a bar with an eyelet for rivet attachment

suspended from a silver and blue enameled bar

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive the Iron Cross I Class(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 central white enamelled