Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now It was initially instituted in

It was initially instituted in three classes

better than very fine) to NCO Scheuringer

10/CAN:INF:)

with its black paper backing fully preserved on the reverse

1844 in Albany

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now It was initially instituted in(Militrverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Schwertern, und Kriegsdekoration). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms, with a green enameled laurel wreath and short silver swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse fully enameled in white; on a double loop for suspension marked VM and with a Dianas head silver mark, as well a Vienna silver Assay