Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed and the logo of the

and the logo of the RAD on the reverse

John James Creech

Criticism of the Society existed in the mid-1780s when citizens argued that this society of officers

47 mm long knurled needle style pin

which was in the Balkans

Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Newly Listed and the logo of the(Militrverdienstkreuz I Klasse). Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue; ca. 1935 reissue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with finely detailed red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a red enameled ring, with a gilt laurel wreath set through the quadrants, the reverse