Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, C.1856 Hold chipping evident in the red

chipping evident in the red paint on the arm at 12 o'clock

Absent from Tattoo Roll Call and 2

Silver Grade for NCOs and Enlisted Men

(L'Ordre du Alaouite Chérifien)

Kaiserslautern” on a sticker on the reverse

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, C.1856 Hold chipping evident in the redType II. 1855 1865 Issue. (Militrverdienstkreuz). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed Verdienst (German Merit); the reverse fully enameled in white; on a double loop suspension from its correct replacement tri fold ribbon with a collectors tag attached to the reverse; unmarked; measuring 31. 22 (w) x 31. 17 mm (h); weighing 9. 8 grams; in overall better than extremely