Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By Rudolph Souval, C.1915 Hold 8 mm inclusive of its

8 mm inclusive of its half moon and wreath suspension

G" on obverse

The Order was established by officers of the China Relief Expedition assembled in Peking

Donaldson with a strength of 32 officers and 1

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By Rudolph Souval, C.1915 Hold 8 mm inclusive of its(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on 22 October 1849. II Period. (1914 1918 Issue). A silver cross patte with white enamelled arms edged in red enamel, a gilded laurel wreath between the arms of the cross, the obverse centre features a white enamelled medallion edged in red, with the word VERDIENST (MERIT broken into VER and DIENST to fit the centre, the reverse is plain in white enamel, the link ring is stamped with two hallmarks: a Dianas head with