Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross With War Decoration, Iii Class Cross, By F.rothe Auction Archive Dual-prong open-claw leather-wrapped metal buckle

Dual-prong open-claw leather-wrapped metal buckle with a smooth finished dark green upper on the right end

where he wold recuperate for the next two weeks

the reverse enameled in the same style

With the outbreak of the First War

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross With War Decoration, Iii Class Cross, By F.rothe Auction Archive Dual-prong open-claw leather-wrapped metal buckleIn silver with red and white enamels, hallmarked with a hound's head, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "FR" within a diamond (F. Rothe) on the integral suspension, measuring 30. 8 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the reverse, original triangular ribbon with hook