Austria, Republic. A State Of Vienna Merit Cross, Fullsize & Miniature Auction Archive the suspension ring with a

the suspension ring with a maker’s mark of “GODET” for the Berlin-based firm of J

the reverse retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker code of “A4/889” and a secondary code of “496122”

Footnote: The Medal for the Defense of the City of Puebla was instituted in Mexico in 1862 to award Mexican military personnel who defended the city of Puebla against a French invading army in 1862

the Imperial War Office requested that the Canadian Government send two railway construction companies to France (1st and 2nd Battalions)

measuring 50 mm x 38 mm

Austria, Republic. A State Of Vienna Merit Cross, Fullsize & Miniature Auction Archive the suspension ring with aFullsize: three piece construction, in silver gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 44. 5 mm (w) x 50. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye; and Miniature: three piece construction, in silver gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 16. 5 mm (w) x 16. 5 mm (h), on a 48. 5 mm long stickpin. Intact enamels, extremely fine. In their hardshelled case of issue, maroon dimpled exterior, white