Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity Department of Veterans Affairs Canadian

Department of Veterans Affairs Canadian Army Record of Service and Department of Veterans Affairs Death Notification

It is the second highest decoration for individual acts of gallantry

An identical but slightly mismatched left-and-right pair of Luftwaffe Field Division Panzer personnel collar tabs

the reverse with a maker-unique crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

one of two rear attachment prongs broken off

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Case, by V. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity Department of Veterans Affairs Canadian(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,