Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross And Military Merit Medal GTRexclude 6832 JOSEPH SLOWMAN

6832 JOSEPH SLOWMAN

bearing a raised and ribbed medallion with a central black mobile swastika

8 June 1867

engraver marked "MvK" on the obverse

Rare document to a Croatian General who served in the Austrian Army during WWI

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross And Military Merit Medal GTRexclude 6832 JOSEPH SLOWMANAn 1849 Merit Cross, Type III, Civil Division, I Class Cross with Crown, bronze gilt with red enamel arms, the obverse medallion features the initials FJ, the reverse with the year 1849, the cross is surmounted by a crown with a red interior cap, marked on ring, measures 36. 9mm (w) x 59. 5mm (h inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension), the reverse medallion has been re enamelled, missing enamels in the cap, worn on replacement ribbon, in near