Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers Hold obverse centre featuring a superimposed

obverse centre featuring a superimposed gilded portrait of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

measuring 133 mm (w) x 176 mm (h) each

still experiencing slight deafness

The cap band insignia measures 160 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

45 mm x 97 mm)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers Hold obverse centre featuring a superimposed(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 gilded 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