Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Second Class, With War Decoration And Swords, By R. Marschall certificate_of_authenticity A 1934 Reichsnährstand Fränkisches Bauerntreffen

A 1934 Reichsnährstand Fränkisches Bauerntreffen Weissenburg badge

the reverse with a number “4” inside of an oak wreath

The lining is stamped in black ink "Wernofeh" (WERkgemeinschaft der NOthilfe FEHrenbach = worker's cooperative) above a series of numbers "41

" He was subsequently awarded the Military Medal

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Second Class, With War Decoration And Swords, By R. Marschall certificate_of_authenticity A 1934 Reichsnährstand Fränkisches Bauerntreffen(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Grades mit Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed VERDIENST in gilt capital letters, surrounded by a ring of red enamels; with a green enameled laurel wreath surrounding the central medallion, along with small golden swords between the arms of the cross; the reverse enameled fully in white; on a broad loop for