Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive including a membership card issued

including a membership card issued to “OTTO BRENDECKE”

and the adjoining College’s Buckston Browne Research Farm

with approximately 60% of its original bronze finish remaining

solid back construction

fronted by the inscription "Unterstutzt Das Friedenswerk Des Roten Kreuzes” (Support the Peace Work of the Red Cross) and maker stamped "M" at the lower right

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive including a membership card issued(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Civil Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert 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