Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Auction Fuehrer's Main Quarters

Fuehrer's Main Quarters

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very dark patina on the Karl I Silver Grade Bravery Medal

he forfeited one days' pay and received twenty-seven days' detention for being "absent"

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Auction Fuehrer's Main QuartersMilitrverdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red and white enamels, marked with an ""A"" (Vienna), a dog's head (800 silver, used between 1867 and 1922) flanked by a ""3"" (silver fineness) on the left and an ""A"" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked ""FR"" (Rothe) on the integral ring, measuring 30. 7 mm (w) x 34. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the obverse