Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Auction Archive 170th Mississauga Horse Sweetheart Pin

170th Mississauga Horse Sweetheart Pin - Bronze and enamels

leather strap with a black finished upper for uniform attachment sewn in place on the reverse

The padding from behind the band is lost to time

together with two preliminary documents - one for the Spanish Cross in Silver and the other for the Spanish Cross in Gold

reading “As … (indecipherable) to the Allies confiscated by … (indecipherable) of Echenford Germany

Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Auction Archive 170th Mississauga Horse Sweetheart PinA fine quality manufacture first war Austrian Military Merit Cross Third Class with War Decoration; a silver cross patte with the arms of the cross with red and white enamels, along with a laurel wreath between the arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Verdienst (German Merit) in silver lettering; the reverse completely in white enamels; on a squared loop for suspension, with its period original tri fold ribbon;