Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 GTRexclude held in place by a

held in place by a swing bar pinback

maker mark “Ges

with a side-view of an E-Boat cutting through a wave

1940 in Paddington

sharply-pointed blade

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 GTRexclude held in place by aCross of Merit, 2nd Class, Third Period (1914 1918): Verdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver gilt with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked "G. A. S." (G. A. Scheid) on the ring, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), chipping evident in the