Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Merit Crosses Republic of depicted in uniform and with

depicted in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords carefully edited into the image

the Wound Badge (Silver)

measuring 100 mm (w) x 48 mm (h))

on a replacement tri-fold wartime ribbon

with silver Croatian hallmarks on rim (TK)

Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Merit Crosses Republic of depicted in uniform and with(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 2nd, 1849. A lot of two Merit Crosses 1849, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849. Constructed of gilded bronze with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United Forces) in capitalized Latin, the reverse with a central medallion bearing the