Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By A. Reitterer, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity yet at the same time

yet at the same time was deployed to the 10th Company of Grenadier Regiment 920

surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves

followed immediately by a posting to the Officer's Training School in Ste

inscribed “Suscipere et finire” (Latin - To finish what was started)

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross With Iii Class War Decoration, By A. Reitterer, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity yet at the same timeInstituted October 24, 1849. In silver, a white and red enamelled cross pattee, the center medallion with the gilt inscription VER DIENST (For Merit), sections of a gilt wreath in each quadrant of the arms denotes III Class war decoration, the reverse presents a single vertica pin marked AR denoting manufacture by Anton Reitterer, and 935 silver mark, measures 61. 10mm (w) x 60. 80mm (h), weighs 74. 7 grams, enamels intact, oxidation to silver on