Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude A large national flag pennant

A large national flag pennant

the obverse consisting of a swordfish surrounded by lengths of rope

Originally instituted by the General Courts of Cadiz as a National Order on August 31

A Volunteer Service Medal Miniature

the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a replacement catch in the form of a screw which has been riveted through from the obverse

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude A large national flag pennant(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of