Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Newly Listed 24 mm x 132 mm)

24 mm x 132 mm)

the third badge is inscribed "ČSR" (Československá Socialistická Republika = Czechoslovak Socialist Republic)

it is indicating he was attending Police School in Berlin in late 1930’s

hallmarked on the ring “BX” along with Gold hallmark

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Newly Listed 24 mm x 132 mm)(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Consisting of two crosses, 1) Third Period; Issued 1914 1918; constructed of silvered bronze; A Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital lettering, surrounded by an ornately decorated ring; the reverse with a similar medallion, dated 1849 in silver numbering, suspended from a double loop suspension from its