Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz Buy Now with a ball finial on

with a ball finial on the chape

exhibiting light contact

The sphynx and a soldier on his horse look up at him in disbelief

An absolutely mint bronze grade Tank Badge (Panzerkampfabzeichen) in top condition

1 Clasp - JAPAN (in bronze

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz Buy Now with a ball finial on(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a gilded medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, over a field of white enamel, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white enamelled ring bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849,