Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude Originally instituted by the General

Originally instituted by the General Courts of Cadiz as a National Order on August 31

6mm (h) x 44

Awarded originally in four classes

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized at Victoria

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude Originally instituted by the General(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of