Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, IV. Class, c.1870 certificate_of_authenticity never mailed

never mailed

5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and crossed swords suspension

the reverse with an inscription of “DER PROTEKTOR DEM LANDWIRTSCHAFL

1952 while he was with the 2nd Field Security Section

Captain Richard Vernon Hawkins

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849”, IV. Class, c.1870 certificate_of_authenticity never mailed(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted December 2nd, 1849. (1849 1875 issue). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United Forces), the reverse with a central medallion bearing the date of 1849, on a hollow swivel crown and swivel ring for suspension from its period