Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed 92 mm (w) x 36

92 mm (w) x 36

Canadian Tank Corps Ring (three-piece construction

This insignia was introduced in 1907 and worn throughout WWI

the core nicely preserved with some loss to the silver finish of the frame

on loop for ribbon suspension

Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed 92 mm (w) x 36(Militrverdienstkreuz I Klasse). Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue; ca. 1935 reissue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with finely detailed red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a red enameled ring, with a gilt laurel wreath set through the quadrants, the reverse