Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 GTRexclude mounted to a bronze coat-of-arms

mounted to a bronze coat-of-arms and wings base

The screw-bottom case-back is crafted of steel and is marked as such with “Stahlboden” (Steel bottom)

the obverse engraver and maker marked “G

In used condition

plate affixed to the reverse numbered "03284"

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 GTRexclude mounted to a bronze coat-of-arms(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 a white enamelled medallion,