Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive They each measure 150 mm

They each measure 150 mm (w) x 330 mm (l)

mounted to a silver gilt with red

and presents plain with the exception of a maker’s mark near the ricasso of “Eickhorn

a 1936 Benneckenstein patriotic badge

Imperial-style crosses bearing the company’s code

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross In Gold, Ii Class With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne Auction Archive They each measure 150 mm(Verdienstkreuz in Gold, II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 2 February 1849. (1872 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with a Gold frame and red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with a Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph, set within Gold ring, with the outer rim of the medallion bearing a gilt inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a