Austria, Imperial. An Early Military Merit Cross, c.1860 Buy Now Two Coastal Artillery Shoulder Boards

Two Coastal Artillery Shoulder Boards - Officer's Shoulder Board: uppers in forest green trimmed in a strip of fine gold-coloured wire bullion sewn in place

maker marked “L/11” for Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid

A 1st War Medal Pair to Captain Johnson

the top right of one side with a machine-embroidered label bearing a stamp of “35”

Austria, Imperial. An Early Military Merit Cross, c.1860 Buy Now Two Coastal Artillery Shoulder BoardsInstituted October 24, 1849. Type I. (Civil Division). An early and well constructed cross, in silver and red enamels, the obverse medallion featuring the inscription VER DIENST, the reverse is of white enamels, measures 29. 87 mm (w) x 34. 18 mm (h), weighs 13. 46 grams inclusive of ribbon, worn on a thick original double barrel suspension loop and trifold ribbon, very minor enamel wear to the reverse, dark patina, extremely fine.