Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed suspended from a traditional rectangular

suspended from a traditional rectangular hanger with pinback

He stated that he had five years' previous service with the North West Mounted Police

This cap is pictured in the book "Hrvatske Oruzane Snage" on pg

correct replacement ribbon and suspension

Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed suspended from a traditional rectangular(Militrverdienstkreuz I Klasse). Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue; ca. 1935 reissue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with finely detailed red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a red enameled ring, with a gilt laurel wreath set through the quadrants, the reverse