Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Province of China (Kinnriemen für Schirmmütze)

(Kinnriemen für Schirmmütze)

a Saxon Long and Devoted Service Medal

Berlin -  In tombac

now of the Royal Air Force (the Royal Naval Air Service having merged with the Royal Flying Corps

maker marked "FREDERICO COSTA CONDECORAÇÕES" on the reverse cartouche

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Province of China (Kinnriemen für Schirmmütze)(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 white enamelled medallion,