Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold He had written wrote home

He had written wrote home to his parents

with a metal core and a grey wool backer on the reverse

So I'm counting firmly on your presence

secured by a horizontal strap and finished with black finished magnetic metal buttons

The note on the reverse reads: “as an eternal keepsake”

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold He had written wrote home(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,