A Rare Irish Merchant Service Medal 1939-1946 certificate_of_authenticity Baron Joseph Von Rosener was

Baron Joseph Von Rosener was awarded this cross on the 9th/21st of April 1814 while holding the rank of Colonel (Oberst/Obrist) in the Austrian Army

A mid war example

he boarded an electric train for a ten mile ride to Camp 3D Tsurumi at Yokohama

148 prisoners

Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Cross

A Rare Irish Merchant Service Medal 1939-1946 certificate_of_authenticity Baron Joseph Von Rosener was(AKA Merchant Marine Medal and Merchant Navy Medal): Bronze, obverse illustrating a female figure of Ireland holding a sword, with an Irish wolf hound on a leash at her side, inscribed "RE NA PRAINNE" (Emergency Period) above and engraver marked "LAVRENCE CAMPBELL. R. H. A.", reverse illustrating a steamship sailing to the left, with a sailing ship in the background, surrounded by the inscription "AN TSEIRBHIS MUIR TRACTALA" (The Merchant Marine