Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with War Decoration, Swords, and Commemorative Date, c.1914 Hold consisting of an Cross Pattée

consisting of an Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame

Grand Cross: Gold with blue

When his term of enlistment expired in 1924

Measuring 30mm in diameter and weighing 31 grams

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with War Decoration, Swords, and Commemorative Date, c.1914 Hold consisting of an Cross Pattée(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern). Instituted 24 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph. (1914 1918 Issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon with sword clasp, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms trimmed with red enameled borders, joined through the quadrants by a circular and green enameled laurel leaf