Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Republic of marked on the lid with

marked on the lid with the Croatian coat-of-arms above the inscription "REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA"

numbered “311” on the reverse of the swastika

number 288826

glue residue evident on both sides

the obverse polished and stitched together using heavy-duty cotton thread

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Republic of marked on the lid with(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