Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Archive exquisite and detailed work on

exquisite and detailed work on the center of the star

reverse bears one stick pin with a pinchpin clasp

After the attack on Russia

with signature black bakelite grip plates on either side of the grip that appears to be cracked in two laces on the obverse

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Archive exquisite and detailed work on(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a