Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Hold (Croce d'argento per anzianita di

(Croce d'argento per anzianita di servizio - 16 anni)

1843" (Cottbus being a city near Berlin)

13 Basic Training Centre at Listowel

maker marked “Stempel Müller

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Hold (Croce d'argento per anzianita di(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white