Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed the reverse unused but demonstrating

the reverse unused but demonstrating some marking

slight chipping to central enamels on reverse

a newly assigned replacement that had joined the company the preceding day

maker marked with LDO code “L/50” for the Berlin firm of Godet

missing central medallion

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed the reverse unused but demonstrating(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 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 white enamelled arms and a white