Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class visually-hidden search and rescue efforts to

search and rescue efforts to find downed aircraft were informal and spasmodic

wrapped angularly around the sheath

The end is finished in a point and incorporates a die-hole near the point

all stamped on the back with an Aachen studio mark and printed on Agfa-Brovira paper

IV Class Officer (Nishan al-Nil): four-piece construction

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class visually-hidden search and rescue efforts toInstituted December 2 1849. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a crown with interior red enamelled cap, measures 36 mm (w) x 58. 3 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with A denoting Vienna manufacture and WK and KUNZ WIEN denoting manufacturer by Wilhelm Kunz, worn on