Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Auction with the silvering worn off

with the silvering worn off due to age and wear

After looking at sites in Dallas

Because of his wound suffered on the 13th of July is being awarded the wound medal in black

Emma Oxenham of Saskatoon

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Auction with the silvering worn off(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Consisting of two crosses, 1) Third Period; Issued 1914 1918; constructed of silvered bronze; A Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital lettering, surrounded by an ornately decorated ring; the reverse with a similar medallion, dated 1849 in silver numbering, suspended from a double loop suspension from its