Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 United Republic of It was established in commemoration

It was established in commemoration of the birth of his first grandson Carlos Clemente

encircled by a gilded laurel wreath around the obverse overlaid cross

the jacket measures a total of 37

(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz 1

Royal Canadian Regiment became the first member of the regiment to see combat in the Second World War

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 United Republic of It was established in commemoration(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a