Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive The center grand cross has

The center grand cross has a iron magnetic/core

riveted to a bar with an eyelet for rivet attachment

his physical health was not very good

the Iron Cross I Class

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 Archive The center grand cross has(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 a central white enamelled