Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 United Republic of entailing the years before

entailing the years before

Rector of Sandringham

crown affixed by two prongs

Dark patina on obverse

the other six unmatched tabs

Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 United Republic of entailing the years before(Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse). Issued 1914 1918. A hollow bronze gilt Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital gilt lettering, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels; the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, dated 1849 in gilt numbers, surrounded by a narrow gilt ring, and a