Austria, Empire. A Golden Cross Of Merit, Second Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1870 Auction Archive centre illustrating a voided coat-of-arms

centre illustrating a voided coat-of-arms exposing an underlying toned silver core

and purulent maxillary sinusitis on both sides

48 mm x 90 mm

on loop with ring suspension

Private Philpott was awarded the Military Medal

Austria, Empire. A Golden Cross Of Merit, Second Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1870 Auction Archive centre illustrating a voided coat-of-arms(Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Issued 1849 1875. First Period. A Latin cross in bronze gilt with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital silver gilt lettering, surrounded by a ring, and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels; the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, dated 1849 in numbers, surrounded by a narrow gold ring,