Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Hold mounted on forest green felt

mounted on forest green felt base with one aluminium rank pip and "HV" cipher

Type V (1944-1964) - Gold-Filled and enamels

Accompanied by a buttonhole rosette of blue and red ribbon

reverse featuring cypher of Duke Charles Louis and the year of founding

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, c.1914 Hold mounted on forest green felt(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 gilded 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