Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By A. Reitterer, C.1930 GTRexclude unmarked (sole maker was Braca

unmarked (sole maker was Braca Knaus

both clips intact)

1897 and was worn by Military Doctors who did not graduate from the Imperial Military Medical Academy but from a medical school

and Warsaw City Council Medal of Merit

after having personally assisted in repelling the enemy attack at close range

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By A. Reitterer, C.1930 GTRexclude unmarked (sole maker was BracaInstituted October 24, 1849. In silver, a white and red enamelled cross pattee, the center medallion with the gilt inscription VER DIENST (For Merit), sections of a gilt wreath in each quadrant of the arms denotes III Class war decoration, the reverse presents a single vertica pin marked AR denoting manufacture by Anton Reitterer, and 935 silver mark, measures 61. 10mm (w) x 60. 80mm (h), weighs 74. 7 grams, enamels intact, oxidation to silver on