Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized at Victoria

the obverse consisting of a swordfish surrounded by lengths of rope

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

6mm (h) x 44

an imperial crown tops the medallion

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz GTRexclude Footnote: The Battalion was raised(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