Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 265x106mm

measuring 265x106mm

Frederic August Cross 1914 - First Class

Penny was reported killed on August 28th 1918

C and Three Rivers

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 265x106mm(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,