Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic while II and I Classes

while II and I Classes were conferred upon Officers and enlisted men

Officially engraved: 138 PTE

in turn overlaid by four bands of silvered aluminum wire piping pinned with two gilded rank pips and numerals “16”

and with light bubbling in the finish visible on the reverse

Army Medal for the War 1939-1945

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic while II and I ClassesA lot of two Imperial Austrian medals and awards, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849 IV. Class with Swords. (Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 12th, 1849. (Third Period: 1914 1918 issue, Large Type). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United