Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, With Case Auction Archive and army and air force

and army and air force reinforcements arrived

Johnson was being positioned for retirement

Tunisian maker marked on the reverse

small chip to centre piece with an old repair on 9 o'clock arm

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, With Case Auction Archive and army and air forceAn 1849 Merit Cross, Type III (1914 1918), Military Division, I Class Cross. In bronze gilt with red enamels, featuring a cross with central medallion inscription FJ and reverse medallion bearing the date 1849, surmounted by a crown with red interior cap, worn on military ribbon, measures 36. 2mm (w) x 58. 7mm (h inclusive of crown), weighs 19. 8 grams, marked with partial makers mark of Wilhelm Kunz, Wien, with bronze star, worn on a triangular