Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Archive 000-foot high mountains of the

000-foot high mountains of the Graham Land Peninsula and surveyed the last thousand miles of the most inaccessible coastline of the world

shield and wreath insignia with pinback

with silver and green colored highlights

Harold and Wallace were at the front

page 1784 on April 3

Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Archive 000-foot high mountains of theVerdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" on the ring, measuring 36. 7 mm (w) x 52 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine.