Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 United Republic of Dark patina on obverse

Dark patina on obverse

with the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 surmounted by the Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939

with the date “1850” directly below

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

Rector of Sandringham

Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 United Republic of Dark patina on obverse(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