Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Hold 31 mm (w) x 56

31 mm (w) x 56 mm (h- including crown suspension)

1873 in Essen

The case is flanked by two clasps

which at the time was still very uncommon

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Hold 31 mm (w) x 56(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled 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 enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a gilded and enameled