Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz GTRexclude a gilt snake buckle and

a gilt snake buckle and gilt oval shields bearing the Royal Crest

Some pictures are dedicated to either friends or family

inscribed in pencil "Surgeon B

constructed of white embroidered BeVo style lettering on a black rayon backer

seldom awarded and held in high esteem

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz GTRexclude a gilt snake buckle and(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Civil Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert 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