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

entailing the years before

the canister measuring 105 mm in diameter x 168 mm in height overall

Marked on reverse FP and "800"

5 mm inclusive of its crescent moon and star suspension

crown affixed by two prongs

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