Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Small Decoration, C.1917 Auction Archive maker marked "By appointment to

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British War Medal (105090 PTE

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Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Small Decoration, C.1917 Auction Archive maker marked "By appointment to(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse und Kleiner Dekoration). Issued 1914 1918. A silver cross pattee with red and white enamels; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse all in white enamels; on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, with a miniature decoration attached to the ribbon for the second class cross with war decoration; marked with an Austrian silver mark for