Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Auction Archive bottom arm marked "RESCH"

bottom arm marked "RESCH"

secured in place via a nut and bolt combination to a frosted silver five-pointed star base

surmounted by a dual faced mural crown

60mm x 55mm

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Auction Archive bottom arm marked "RESCH"(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a white enamelled medallion,