Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now Ferdinand forced his first son

Ferdinand forced his first son

back cover with light creasing) and light fraying of the first few pages

It was initially instituted in three classes

marked RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "69" (unknown) on the reverse

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now Ferdinand forced his first son(Militrverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Schwertern, und Kriegsdekoration). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms, with a green enameled laurel wreath and short silver swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse fully enameled in white; on a double loop for suspension marked VM and with a Dianas head silver mark, as well a Vienna silver Assay