Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Hold but otherwise a fine example

but otherwise a fine example of an issued Iron Cross

measures 64 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

Participant badge in gilded aluminum (not to be confused with Gau Honor Essen badge)

Having lost the high ground on the first day of the attack

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 55th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick/P

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Hold but otherwise a fine example(Verdienstkreuz in Gold, II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 2 February 1849. (1872 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with a Gold frame and red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with a Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph, set within Gold ring, with the outer rim of the medallion bearing a gilt inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a