Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross With War Decoration, Iii Class Cross, By F.rothe Auction all with scalloped button down

all with scalloped button down flaps

Finsterwalde”

with two crossed oak leaf branches

they were ordered to destroy road bridges over the river Dives and its tributaries at Varaville

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross With War Decoration, Iii Class Cross, By F.rothe Auction all with scalloped button downIn silver with red and white enamels, hallmarked with a hound's head, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "FR" within a diamond (F. Rothe) on the integral suspension, measuring 30. 8 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the reverse, original triangular ribbon with hook