Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 visually-hidden Some of the 40 golden

Some of the 40 golden

Shikari and Shamrock and retired 1n 1930 at the age of 47

marked "830S" (silver) and hallmarked on the reverse

well hallmarked on loop

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 visually-hidden Some of the 40 golden(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, an Austria Hungary dog