Austria, Imperial. A Rare Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1860 Auction and nearly perfectly centred towards

and nearly perfectly centred towards the top of the cap

He served for three and a half years during the Boer War with the South African Constabulary

the spring clips each maker marked on the reverse with the logo of F

padded navy blue felt exterior

the title page with the original towner's name and dated August 1929 in black ink

Austria, Imperial. A Rare Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1860 Auction and nearly perfectly centred towards(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type I (1849 1914 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 is entirely enamelled in white to