Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China exhibiting greening on both sides)

exhibiting greening on both sides)

The sweatband folds down to reveal a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “4” and a secondary code of “360068”

the obverse with a central red and white enameled Cross Pattée with gilt designs between the quadrants

Footnote: Göring is seen wearing a dagger on his hip in one photograph - the same dagger he was wearing while surrendering to the US 7th Army on May 9th

with a top speed of 13 knots

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China exhibiting greening on both sides)(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit) with the letters on a silver bar in two lines,