Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross, by V. Mayer & Sohne visually-hidden surrounded by a blue enameled

surrounded by a blue enameled ring with Gold arabesques and date of “1850”

maker marked "27" (Anton Schenkl's Nachfolger

the strap bearing an embossed maker’s mark of “F

Birchall was liberated on August 27

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross, by V. Mayer & Sohne visually-hidden surrounded by a blue enameledInstituted October 24, 1849. In silver gilt, with red and white enamelled cross, wreath in the quadrants between the arms, reverse in plain white enamels, marked on the suspension with a VM denoting Vincent Mayer & Sohne, A for Vienna manufacture and a Dianas head (Dianakopf) (which was used between 1872 and 1922), the head flanked by a "2" on the left, worn on triangular ribbon with swords device, measures 31. 0mm (w) x 34. 4mm (h inclusive of