Austria, Empire. A Golden Cross Of Merit, Second Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity 1939 First Class Iron Cross

1939 First Class Iron Cross - Magnetic core

on a dark blue cotton/rayon backer

his training and military exercises in time of peace on pages 28 to 29

as documented in his citations

the obverse presents his signature in black ink

Austria, Empire. A Golden Cross Of Merit, Second Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity 1939 First Class Iron Cross(Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Issued 1849 1875. First Period. A Latin cross in bronze gilt with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital silver gilt lettering, surrounded by a ring, and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels; the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, dated 1849 in numbers, surrounded by a narrow gold ring,