Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold the reverse of the award

the reverse of the award marked “3” for manufacture by Wilhlem Deumer of Lüdenscheid

silvered bronze and blue enamels

the obverse with a central monogram of Ernst August flanked by oak leaves

and Civil Defence Merit Medal

(1861 -1918 Issue)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold the reverse of the award(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white