Austria, Empire. Two Crosses Of Merit On Their Wartime Ribbons Auction 1914-1917 Issue

1914-1917 Issue

A WWII German Group of Three Awards - Iron Cross 2nd Class

the steel housing with three large screws on the bottom

so called Svobodas troops

Austria, Empire. Two Crosses Of Merit On Their Wartime Ribbons Auction 1914-1917 Issue1914 1916 Issue. (Verdienstkreuz am Kriegsband). A grouping of two Crosses of Merit, consisting of 1) A Golden Cross of Merit; constructed of silver gilt and white and red enamels; on a loop for suspension marked G. A. S for G. A. Schied, Vienna and marked with the silver hallmark denoting 90% silver purity and manufacture between 1872 and 1922; accompanied by its period original wartime ribbon; measuring 36. 44 mm (w) x 40. 73 mm (h); weighing 13. 6