Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class With Small Decoration Newly Listed the Committee awards the equivalent

the Committee awards the equivalent of a Grand Cross

maker marked “5” (unknown maker)

a very nice example

42 mm x 100 mm

as well as being a member of the Canadian Legion

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class With Small Decoration Newly Listed the Committee awards the equivalentMilitrverdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. Type II (1914 1918). In silver with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, along with an indecipherable maker's mark on the obverse of the integral suspension, measuring 31. 2 mm (w) x 34 mm (h) inclusive of its integral