Austria, Imperial. An Imperial Merit Cross, Fourth Class, By Rothe, C.1875 certificate_of_authenticity with “Godet & Sohn Berlin”

with “Godet & Sohn Berlin” cloth label stitched on reverse

Mainz and the Erich Kretschmann Musikhaus Planken

one replacement leather button constructed of plastic

Erwin embarked Liverpool

Austria, Imperial. An Imperial Merit Cross, Fourth Class, By Rothe, C.1875 certificate_of_authenticity with “Godet & Sohn Berlin”Type II. 1875 1914 Issue. A fine quality manufacture and well preserved example of an Imperial Austrian 1914 1918 issue Imperial Merit Cross Fourth Class; in silver and red enamels; consisting of a red enameled cross with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Josef, circumscribed by Viribus Unitis (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension; the loop marked