Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Archive A Friedrich-August Cross (Friedrich-August Kreuz)

A Friedrich-August Cross (Friedrich-August Kreuz)

seated beside his wife

in overall near mint condition and rare

1933) in November 1956 and the couple were later to have three children

officially making it a royal symbol and can be found in the Palace of Westminster

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Archive A Friedrich-August Cross (Friedrich-August Kreuz)(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and