An Austrian Military Merit Cross; 1St Class Cross Second Period (1914-1918) Archive 5 mm in depth

5 mm in depth

published 1944

the Kriegsmarine requisitioned her as an accommodation ship

chipping evident in the white and blue enamels

An Austrian Military Merit Cross; 1St Class Cross Second Period (1914-1918) Archive 5 mm in depthCollector's Copy by Rothe of Vienna, c. 1960; Multi piece construction, silver with red and white enamels, Gold lettering in the centrepiece, marked "925" (silver), marked "WIEN" (Vienna), dual hallmarked for Rothe of Vienna and the unofficial mark with the Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the number "3" to the left of her head indicating the silver fineness and the letter "A" to the right of her head indicating