Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers, with Mother of Pearl Reverse, c.1914 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac armed with two Toro 53

armed with two Toro 53

A matching set of Field Divisions Reconnaissance Obergefreiter collar tabs

the reverse maker marked “GUSTAV BREHMER

both unmarked and measuring 42 mm (w) x 111 mm (l)

that he had previous military service in Peru

Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers, with Mother of Pearl Reverse, c.1914 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac armed with two Toro 53(Militrdienstabzeichen fr 25 Jahre). Instituted September 19th, 1849. Type IV (1913 1918). III Class for Officers for 25 Years. A bronze gilt Cross Patte with dimpled edges, the obverse with a double headed single crowned silver eagle bearing the Austro Hungarian crest on its chest, the reverse presents a silver medallion engraved COM OFFIZIERS KORPS D. K. u. K. INF: REG No 50. 1880 8 8 1905, the arms of the reverse bearing superimposed mother of