Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Vincent Mayer, in Case, c.1914 Auction (Retired) and GROUP CAPTAIN STAN

(Retired) and GROUP CAPTAIN STAN TURNER

Maker marked to Höller

on its original civil ribbon

1832-1839 Issue

A group of four medal ribbon bars

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Vincent Mayer, in Case, c.1914 Auction (Retired) and GROUP CAPTAIN STAN(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), the reverse presents white enamel arms with