Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold two brown leather loops at

two brown leather loops at the top and one centred brown leather loop

the obverse with a central monogram of Ernst August flanked by oak leaves

in sterling silver gilt with red

1872 as the 77th "Wentworth" Battalion of Infantry

silvered bronze and blue enamels

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold two brown leather loops at(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