Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer Archive Memory and orientation good

Memory and orientation good

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two Vests (one with a black wool exterior

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer Archive Memory and orientation good(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 2, 1849. Type III (1914 1918). In silver and enamels with red enameled arms; the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Joseph, surrounded by a broad silver ring, inscribed VIRIBUS UNITIS (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension; the loop marked V. MAYERS SOHNE, along with Austrian silver mark,