Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 GTRexclude soldiers and sailors

soldiers and sailors

The article that accompanies the photo of the nurses states

demonstrating some cracking to the enamels

The attack was repulsed

set on a dark green rayon backer with a buckram core

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 GTRexclude soldiers and sailors(Militrverdienstkreuz, III Klasse). Instituted October 22nd, 1849. (c. 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original Austrian style tri folded ribbon featuring gilded crossed swords, consisting of a silver Cross Patte with a silver gilt laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse of the cross with red and white