Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic exhibiting tape over the rips

exhibiting tape over the rips and tears

a crowned W cypher in the center

10 mm x 71

SOLINGEN” for the firm of Richard Abraham Herder

affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper backer and field-grey liner indicating Heer issue

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic exhibiting tape over the rips(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, a Diana head denoting