Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Auction Archive He was discharged from service

He was discharged from service in order "to return to civil life at his own request by reason of long service"

silvered bronze inscribed "HONNEUR AUX VAINQUEURS 11 NOVbre 1918" (Honour to the Winners

with a central black swastika on a white enameled background

measuring 52 mm (w) x 66 mm (h)

measuring 50 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Auction Archive He was discharged from service(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a gilded and enameled