Austria, Imperial. A 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Bachruch, Budapest Auction Archive constructed of a dark green

constructed of a dark green cotton-blended base

(Instituted in late 1909)

thinly lacquered

a machine-gun brigade

Austria, Imperial. A 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Bachruch, Budapest Auction Archive constructed of a dark greenInstituted December 2 1849. Military Division. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a hollow crown, measures 36. 6 mm (w) x 58. 4 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with dog head denoting silver fineness and makers mark of BACHRUCH, BUDAPEST, worn on the original trifold