Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive (Verdienstkreuz

(Verdienstkreuz

northern Finland and in Eastern Europe

and at the Battle of Waterloo

constructed of zinc alloy

from May to June 1940

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive (Verdienstkreuz(Verdienstkreuz in Silber). Constructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion with raised initials FJ circumscribed by stylized motto of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing an institution date of 1849, the twelve oclock arm with a crown suspension and loop, the