Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Archive He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 1 Field Park Company

measuring 85 mm (w) x 125 mm (l) x 20 cm (h)

marked “G” for “G

The family moved to Vienna in 1907

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, Type I, in Case, c.1880 Archive He signed his Attestation Paper(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. First Period (1849 1914). Civil Division. An early Military Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and center, marked on the integral suspension ring with an FR denoting Rothe manufacture, a Diana head denoting