Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Silver Grade Auction Footnote: The medal was established

Footnote: The medal was established in 1956 and awarded to all former members of the XIII International Brigade who fought in Spain on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

The tunic is fabricated from a khaki cotton herringbone twill (HBT)

James Risk (a New York native and very well known collector of high end military decorations)

the obverse with a circular enameled medallion depicting an enameled Brandenburg crowned eagle

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Silver Grade Auction Footnote: The medal was established(Verdienstkreuz in Silber). Constructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion with raised initials FJ circumscribed by stylized motto of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing an institution date of 1849, the twelve oclock arm with a crown suspension and loop,