Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1870 Archive measuring 150 mm x 40

measuring 150 mm x 40 mm

W for Wilhelm below the Prussian royal crown

on a green wool backer with a grey rayon backing

itself surrounded by four rows of silvered twisted wire

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1870 Archive measuring 150 mm x 40(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse). (1849 1914 issue). Civil Division. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT) within a ring of red enamel, the reverse with white enameled arms and centre, measuring 30. 9 mm (w) x 34. 3 mm (h), weighs 11. 57 grams including ribbon, unmarked, on loop for