Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold SOMME DEFENSIVE

SOMME DEFENSIVE

with an additional stamping below but having faded with time

Schieck died at the age of 83 and was interred on April 28

57 mm (w) x 40

Helene Maerkert was born December 10th

Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold SOMME DEFENSIVEA grouping of two first war period Austrian awards and decorations, consisting of 1) A Military Merit Cross Third Class (Militrverdienstkreuz); constructed of silver, with a silver laurel wreath war decoration between the arms of the cross, with a white enameled center medallion, inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit), surrounded by a red ring of enamels; the reverse with white enamels; with a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon with a