Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 GTRexclude 1846 in Paris) was an

1846 in Paris) was an Army officer who had fought in Napoleon I's Army

suspended together with safety pin attachment

residue in the recessed areas of the UM badge from cleaning

Army Artillery Oberstleutnant Shoulder Boards - constructed of interwoven

Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 GTRexclude 1846 in Paris) was an(Militrverdienstkreuz I Klasse). Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue; ca. 1935 reissue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with finely detailed red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a red enameled ring, with a gilt laurel wreath set through the quadrants, the reverse