Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Archive A Second War Defence Medal

A Second War Defence Medal

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching the stems of lightning bolts

Cap has a large stamp inside “Clemens WAGNER BRAUNSCHWEIG Mai 41”

along with extensive chipping where it butts the pommel

CMC is in its original case of issue

Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Archive A Second War Defence Medal(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