Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive with Volksbund records confirming that

with Volksbund records confirming that Unfried is interred near Krasnodar-Apsheronsk)

copyright 1975

unmarked but of typical B

3 mm x 63 mm

measuring 64 mm (w) X 88 mm (h)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive with Volksbund records confirming that(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, 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 a white enamelled medallion,