Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, Fourth Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Archive Civil ribbon)

Civil ribbon)

scattered red paint chipping

Karl I (1917-1918) (silvered war materials

1919 as a minesweeper

1916: Air Combat with a Farman in Val Sugana

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, Fourth Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Archive Civil ribbon)(Verdienstkreuz 1849 4. Klasse). Third Period Issued 1914 1918. A cross constructed of silvered bronze with red enameled arms; the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Joseph, surrounded by a broad silver ring, inscribed VIRIBUS UNITIS (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension; the loop marked Wilhelm Kunz, Wien along with a star; suspended