Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, II Class for Officers for 40 Years, c.1900 Province of China 1701 by Duke Friedrich III

1701 by Duke Friedrich III of Brandenburg

marked with the Republic of Austria coat-of-arms in gold-coloured ink on the lid

unmarked (this maker is to date unknown

a white enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials and green laurel/oak leaf wreath segments in each quadrant

who had served the Union during the American Civil War

Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, II Class for Officers for 40 Years, c.1900 Province of China 1701 by Duke Friedrich III(Militrdienstzeichen II Klasse fr Offiziere fr 40 Jahre). Instituted September 19, 1849. Type III (1890 1913). In bronze gilt, a cross pattee with partially black enamelled arms, with superimposed gilt eagle in the center, the reverse is plain with a lightly etched border around the cross, unmarked, measures 28. 6 mm (w) x 32. 3 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon, enamels intact, light gilt wear, extremely fine. Contained in a red pebbled case