Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, II Class, in Gold, by V. Mayer, c.1914 visually-hidden Massachusetts

Massachusetts

with the Spanish coat-of-arms bearing the Franco crown in bronze placed in the centre on the front and featured in an ornate rectangular frame

He was to see service fin South Africa rom May 1900 until April 1901 and thus earning himself a Q

By the following month he was assigned with the 2nd Reserve Flying Battalion

Group of WWII Croatian Insignia - Die stamped

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, II Class, in Gold, by V. Mayer, c.1914 visually-hidden Massachusetts(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1875 1914 issue). Military Division. In Gold, a beautiful decoration by Vincent Mayer & Sohne, comprising a Gold cross with red enamel arms, the obverse medallion featuring the raised initials FJ on a white enamelled disc, the reverse bears the date 1849, measures 29. 6 mm (w) x 33. 68 mm (h), weighs 14. 87 grams (including ribbon), marked V. MAYERS SOHNES and IN WIEN on the ring, worn on a