Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 Auction Omer on May 5th

Omer on May 5th

Vis-en-Artois

The tan headband is a very supple leather

415 mm x 415 mm

the War Merit Cross and the First World War Victory Medal are reverse mounted

Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 Auction Omer on May 5th(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1850. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a greenish black pebbled covering on five sides, the bottom with an off white paper covering, date stamped "1915", maker stamped "ETUIS & CASSETTEN FABRIK JG. BERGMANN WIEN VII" and inscribed in handwritten black ink "beh. d. 6. Dezember 1915. Gefr. Jensen", the lid bearing the initials "V. K." (Verdienstkreuz) in silver coloured ink and framed by two