Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Auction of superb quality manufacture by

of superb quality manufacture by A

measuring 59 mm x 11 mm

Two Ribbon Bars - Eight-Ribbon Ribbon Bar (16

The lower stuffing is green

Cpl BESSETTE performs competently and with initiative and has no difficulty leading men

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Auction of superb quality manufacture byCross of Merit, 2nd Class, Third Period (1914 1918): Verdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver gilt with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked "G. A. S." (G. A. Scheid) on the ring, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), chipping evident in the