Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive It is dated to November

It is dated to November 24

and presents plain with the exception of a maker’s mark near the ricasso of “Eickhorn

the interior of the cap is lined in a champagne-coloured silk fabric

mounted to a silver gilt with red

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive It is dated to November(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