Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, First Period (One Class), Type II with War Decoration Buy Now Paratrooper Badge

Paratrooper Badge

5 mm (h) receiving clip in white metal stitched in place

hallmarked and numbered "14446" on reverse

Footnote: The Order of the Sun of Peru was instituted on October 8

The order is named after the May Revolution which led to the birth of the Republic of Argentina

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, First Period (One Class), Type II with War Decoration Buy Now Paratrooper Badge(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted October 24th, 1849. First Period (One Class) 1849 1914 Issue. Type II. (c. 1850s issue). An early and extremely well preserved example of this award, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, on a fixed ring and swivel loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enameled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between