Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed the medal bar with a

the medal bar with a metal core (magnetic)

Trophy-of-Arms presenting red and white crest as well as an hand etched reverse

Footnote: Men and women who served for at least two years in any official voluntary organization in South Africa or overseas qualified for this medal

Also included are items which are heavily corroded from seawater

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed the medal bar with a(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type II. (1875 1914 Issue). A cross constructed of silver, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a silver medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, surrounded by a broad silver ring, bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849, maker marked on loop with V. MAYERS SOHNE IN WIEN, hallmarked with an Austrian