Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold Helene Maerkert was born December

Helene Maerkert was born December 10th

57 mm (w) x 40

with an additional stamping below but having faded with time

with spread-out wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold Helene Maerkert was born DecemberA grouping of two first war period Austrian awards and decorations, consisting of 1) A Military Merit Cross Third Class (Militrverdienstkreuz); constructed of silver, with a silver laurel wreath war decoration between the arms of the cross, with a white enameled center medallion, inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit), surrounded by a red ring of enamels; the reverse with white enamels; with a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon with a