Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Archive obverse centrepiece with Chinese characters

obverse centrepiece with Chinese characters

34 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

It was torn down on May 16

1944 north of Anzio while in Spitfire VIII - MH934 and credited with "Likely" downing a Fw 190 on March 27

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Archive obverse centrepiece with Chinese characters(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.