Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive demonstrating the remnants of an

demonstrating the remnants of an adhesive to the reverse

field grey wool underside

Bauer also signed it in blue ink

riveted to a bar with an eyelet for rivet attachment

his physical health was not very good

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive demonstrating the remnants of an(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II. (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a central white enamelled