Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with War Decoration, Cased consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as Silver and

as well as Silver and Bronze Merit Medals

The title story is about the U-boat war and the damage German U-boats have caused

chipping and crazing evident in the blue enamels on the obverse oval centrepiece ring

Gothic/Fraktur style F for Feuerwerker (Ordnance Artificer)

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with War Decoration, Cased consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as Silver and(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1849. Multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, assay office marked with an "A" (Vienna) on the loop, the obverse of the integral suspension maker marked with an "M" (V. Mayer's and Son of Vienna) on the left side and Austrian hallmarked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) (which was used between 1872 and 1922) on the right side, measuring 30. 5 mm (w) x 33. 5 mm (h), intact enamels, on its