Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 Archive light patina on the frame

light patina on the frame

with French silver hallmark of boars head denoting small silver guarantee post 1838 located on integral ball

marked sterling - both extremely fine

he bequeathed his real estate to his brother

similarly featuring a ribbed exterior

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Aek Köchert, c.1915 Archive light patina on the frame(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, extremely well executed 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 white enamelled arms and center,