Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity both suspended from pentagonal ribbons

both suspended from pentagonal ribbons of red

reign: October 1

bearing the coat-of-arms on the City of London

missing its backplate and branch-determining wool liner

the twelve o’clock arm topped by an integral loop with a suspension ring emanating from a unique Gold and enameled bow tie-style ribbon

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity both suspended from pentagonal ribbons(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, extremely well executed in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center,