Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords With War Decoration, By Rudolf Marschall Archive hand filed four armed star

hand filed four armed star

Footnote: The SS long service awards were first introduced by Adolf Hitler on january 30

inscribed "LANDBOUW VEREENIGING - ASSOCIATION ARICOLE" on the centerpiece ring

Footnote: The Medal was founded in 1814 by King Ferdinand VII in recognition of all the Spaniers who suffered several casualties in the defense of Spain against the French army of Napoleon at the Peninsular War

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords With War Decoration, By Rudolf Marschall Archive hand filed four armed star(Militrverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Kriegsdekoration). In silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, obverse with red and white enameled arms, the quadrants with a green enameled laurel wreath, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised silver inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), surrounded by a ring of red enamels, the reverse plain, with fully white enameled arms and centerpiece, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop