Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked on reverse with

maker marked on reverse with the number 7 for Paul Meybauer of Berlin

moderate pinch on the tip of the left arm

1881 - November 1

1949 to October 23

nineteen are gilt

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked on reverse with(Militrverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse Museumsstck). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled laurel wreath, the obverse with white enameled arms outlined in red enamel, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a ring of red enamel, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and