Austria, Imperial. A War Merit Cross In Gold, By Vincent Mayer’s Sohne, C. 1918 certificate_of_authenticity 3 mm x 23 mm

3 mm x 23 mm

number impressed "13641" on the edge

a 57th Division badge

A Rare Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Medal Group to Stoker Forbes - 1939-1945 Star

light contact marks on the exterior of the case from storage

Austria, Imperial. A War Merit Cross In Gold, By Vincent Mayer’s Sohne, C. 1918 certificate_of_authenticity 3 mm x 23 mm(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Etui). Instituted December 2, 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph. An 18kt Gold (tested) cross pattee with red enamelled arms, the center obverse presenting a FJ on a white enamel field within a Gold border, surrounded by the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (Strength Through Unity), the reverse presents 1849 in Gold on a white enamel field, in a Gold lightly pebbled border, surmounted by a delicate crown, measures 35. 63mm (w) x 55.