Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Hold the medallions are representative of

the medallions are representative of the Second Empire

The star is affixed to an enamelled Paulownia Flowers suspension consisting of three groupings of purple flowers with characters on the reverse

John's Wood

marked with an unknown maker mark and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

marked “Hutschenreuter 90” on the reverse for

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Hold the medallions are representative of(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of 18K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central 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 1849, on