Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 United Republic of including a standard Officer’s breast

including a standard Officer’s breast eagle

Die-stamped silvered and gilt bronze with red

six clasps in silver affixed to its original ribbon

Award Document: printed in black and red inks

the exterior bearing a black ink letter “L”

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 United Republic of including a standard Officer’s breast(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 with a central white enamelled