Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Small Decoration, C.1917 Archive but then refused the crown

but then refused the crown already on April 3

exhibiting light soiling throughout

maker marked "AMICO" on their reverses

price - being “1

reverse inscribed "Handabzug-Kunstverlag Voigt Elmshorn / (Veröffentlichung nur mit Genehmigung)" (Voigt Elmshorn Publishing House / Publication with Permission only) at the upper left and "Celle / Bomann-Museum / Ehrenhalle der Hannoverschen Armee" (Bomann Museum at Celle / Remembrance Hall of the Hanoverian Army) at the lower right

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Small Decoration, C.1917 Archive but then refused the crown(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse und Kleiner Dekoration). Issued 1914 1918. A silver cross pattee with red and white enamels; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse all in white enamels; on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, with a miniature decoration attached to the ribbon for the second class cross with war decoration; marked with an Austrian silver mark for