Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed making it the 5th strongest

making it the 5th strongest party and securing it eight seats in the local parliament

Faced with annihilation by Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian armies

A 1937 Regensburg Gau meeting sports competition certificate

the obverse illustrating a rightward facing kneeling woman offering a gold necklace

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers’ Sohne Newly Listed making it the 5th strongest(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type II. (1875 1914 Issue). A cross constructed of silver, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a silver medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, surrounded by a broad silver ring, bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849, maker marked on loop with V. MAYERS SOHNE IN WIEN, hallmarked with an Austrian