Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Newly Listed A lot of three trade

A lot of three trade insignia

Almost ten years after his transfer to the 24th Infantry

white patinated silver cross base with a recessed cross placed at the junction of the arms

on 13 March 1843

retaining a partially-intact transparent cellophane dust jacket

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Newly Listed A lot of three trade(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of 18K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on