Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China since previous examination

since previous examination

Footnote: Göring is seen wearing a dagger on his hip in one photograph - the same dagger he was wearing while surrendering to the US 7th Army on May 9th

He was releasd on June 21

exhibiting greening on both sides)

with fold-down side and back panels attached to the cap on the left and right side via black threading

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Province of China since previous examination(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) with the letters on a silver bar in two lines,