Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity but whether this document was

but whether this document was awarded for anti-tank marksmanship is unclear

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Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity but whether this document was(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