Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal Auction The crown is also flanked

The crown is also flanked by ventilation holes which are reinforced with magnetic metal loops crimped onto the shell

with minor toned silver and lost gilt

Sutherland was discharged on December 13

(Deutsches Jungvolk Fähnlein)

but the badge is in an otherwise near extremely fine condition

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Bravery Medal Auction The crown is also flanked(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 laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white