Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Republic of black and green enamels)

black and green enamels)

3 cm (w) x 13

in turn circumscribed by rifles

a total of 27 days

and a higher grade wound badge was awarded)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Republic of black and green enamels)(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