Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 Archive with French silver hallmark of

with French silver hallmark of boars head denoting small silver guarantee post 1838 located on integral ball

similarly featuring a ribbed exterior

light patina on the frame

In its light brown glassine packet of issue

original bow-tied ribbon with safety pin attachment

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 Archive with French silver hallmark of(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, extremely well executed 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 center,