Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Province of China along with two hundred others

along with two hundred others

68 mm (w) x 56

The British suffered considerable losses

arriving in England on March 25th

Naming is officially impressed on each

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown by W. Kunz Province of China along with two hundred others(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of