Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction flanked with wings on the

flanked with wings on the left and right

containing one stamp in red ink inscribed "Soldatenrat II

reverse inscribed "DE STAD GENT UIT ERKENTELIKJHEID AAN HAAR ROEMRIJKE ZONEN 1914-1918" (The City of Gent (Ghent) with Gratitude to Her Glorious Sons 1914-1918)

one board with partial separation of the black cloth from the body of the board on the reverse

In between Pearl Harbor and the Gilbert Islands operation

Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction flanked with wings on theVerdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" on the ring, measuring 36. 7 mm (w) x 52 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine.