Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt und Sondershausen: WWI War

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt und Sondershausen: WWI War Merit Medal

along with top entry pockets at the rear

original ribbon & period striking

especially the Orthodox Christian nations in the Balkan peninsula

who would later serve with the 2nd Canadian Field Ambulance

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt und Sondershausen: WWI War(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Consisting of two crosses, 1) Third Period; Issued 1914 1918; constructed of silvered bronze; A Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital lettering, surrounded by an ornately decorated ring; the reverse with a similar medallion, dated 1849 in silver numbering, suspended from a double loop suspension from its