Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity H-48 concluded

H-48 concluded

He was promoted to the rank of Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class on October 19

dated December 3

white metal insignia overlaying a bronze gilt base

Austria, Empire. A Cross Of Merit, Third Class, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity H-48 concluded(Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse). Issued 1914 1918. A hollow bronze gilt Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital gilt lettering, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels; the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, dated 1849 in gilt numbers, surrounded by a narrow gilt ring, and a