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

CHRISTLBAUER"

” reverse features two out of four prongs intact (two lower prongs missing)

Footnote: Sergeant (Feldwebel) Georg Claus was a member of the Luffwaffe

with silver and green colored highlights

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.