Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Three Bravery Medals Auction with a ribbon banner below

with a ribbon banner below inscribed "H

Volunteers who performed active duty during the Spanish–American War

by a Spanish priest

5 mm (w) x 156 mm (h)

the reverse centre presents the foundation date 7

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Three Bravery Medals Auction with a ribbon banner below(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 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 white enamelled arms and a white