Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 United Republic of silver service bar on the

silver service bar on the original ribbon

with RZM tag on the inside

1864-1935 Issue (Hausorden Ritterkreuz 2

while his mother

where he was to spend the next two months

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 United Republic of silver service bar on theType II. A well preserved example of a Silver Merit Cross with Crown (Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone); a silver cross with red enameled arms, with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Josef, circumscribed by Viribus Unitis (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension marked F. Braun, Wien; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 36. 55 mm (w) x 55.