Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, with Swords, by Rothe GTRexclude 78 mm x 29 mm

78 mm x 29 mm

issued Berlin

an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants miniature stick pin

inscribed "TRIPLE X" above and "REGISTERED TRADE MARK" below

The 52 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from cinnamon brown leather

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, with Swords, by Rothe GTRexclude 78 mm x 29 mm(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, 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 enamels and hand etched laurels, well marked on