Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class With Small Decoration Buy Now the lower tail is slightly

the lower tail is slightly shorter than the upper tail

knot measures 52 mm x 333 mm with a 40 mm stem

He was taken on strength at No

For his role during the occupation of the Netherlands he received the Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class With Small Decoration Buy Now the lower tail is slightlyMilitrverdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. Type II (1914 1918). In silver with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, along with an indecipherable maker's mark on the obverse of the integral suspension, measuring 31. 2 mm (w) x 34 mm (h) inclusive of its integral