Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 GTRexclude and appears to be without

and appears to be without maker marks

Army Air Forces during the Second World War

maker marked “Kinder” rest illegible

it retains all three of its reverse attachment prongs

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 GTRexclude and appears to be without(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 white enamelled arms and