Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 United Republic of original ribbon with bar)

original ribbon with bar)

surmounted by the inscription "NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK" on the centrepiece ring

but the cap is in an otherwise very fine condition

with length of (orange) neck ribbon (48cm)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 United Republic of original ribbon with bar)(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 gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit) with the letters on a silver bar in two lines,