Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Province of China now of the Royal Air

now of the Royal Air Force (the Royal Naval Air Service having merged with the Royal Flying Corps

February 1st

maker marked "FREDERICO COSTA CONDECORAÇÕES" on the reverse cartouche

Berlin -  In tombac

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Province of China now of the Royal Air(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 a white enamelled medallion,