Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold Of very good quality make

Of very good quality make

with an additional stamping below but having faded with time

Helene Maerkert was born December 10th

SOMME DEFENSIVE

4 mm (h - inclusive of integral ring)

Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold Of very good quality makeA grouping of two first war period Austrian awards and decorations, consisting of 1) A Military Merit Cross Third Class (Militrverdienstkreuz); constructed of silver, with a silver laurel wreath war decoration between the arms of the cross, with a white enameled center medallion, inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit), surrounded by a red ring of enamels; the reverse with white enamels; with a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon with a