Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed the medal bar with a

the medal bar with a metal core (magnetic)

it was made up of a number of brigades during the war: the 1st Royal Naval Brigade (also known as the 1st (Royal Naval) Brigade

60 mm x 150 mm)

Faced with annihilation by Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian armies

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed the medal bar with a(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type II. (1875 1914 Issue). A cross constructed of silver, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a silver medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, surrounded by a broad silver ring, bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849, maker marked on loop with V. MAYERS SOHNE IN WIEN, hallmarked with an Austrian