Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 United Republic of with minor flecking of enamels

with minor flecking of enamels evident

one of the leading Montenegrin Communist leaders during WWII

gold centre pieces

including a standard Officer’s breast eagle

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 United Republic of with minor flecking of enamels(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II. (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a central white enamelled