Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold Military General Service 1793-1814

Military General Service 1793-1814

possibly saying “Olm

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a black Hohenzollern eagle

with a metal core and a grey wool backer on the reverse

Gold laurels with green enamels and red flowers

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold Military General Service 1793-1814(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,