Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1915 Hold circular spike mounting base (with

circular spike mounting base (with four capped brass pins)

1926 in Berlin to a protestant family

a steam engine

above an inscription of “FÜR DES FÜHRERS JUGEND” (“FOR THE FÜHRER’S YOUTH”) and a HJ insignia

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1915 Hold circular spike mounting base (with(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 white enamelled arms and