Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction An Award Document for the

An Award Document for the Hungarian Order of the Holy Crown

The obverse shows a yucca plant in the desert

and include moderate material fatigue throughout the exterior material with deliberate removal of the peak insignia

minute contact on obverse

engraved "L/CPL ROGALSKI J

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Auction An Award Document for the(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, a Diana head denoting