Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz certificate_of_authenticity 1916 with the 196th Infantry

1916 with the 196th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C

along with silver swords

A similar buckle can be found on page 454 of Angolia's publication

at Weston on September 16

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz certificate_of_authenticity 1916 with the 196th Infantry(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a gilded medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, over a field of white enamel, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white enamelled ring bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849,