Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Hold measures 64 mm (w) x

measures 64 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

Participant badge in gilded aluminum (not to be confused with Gau Honor Essen badge)

Having lost the high ground on the first day of the attack

1945: "The KING has been graciously pleased

it indicates that his wife had passed away on July 29

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Hold measures 64 mm (w) x(Verdienstkreuz in Gold, II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 2 February 1849. (1872 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with a Gold frame and red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with a Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph, set within Gold ring, with the outer rim of the medallion bearing a gilt inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a