Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe GTRexclude he wears the Iron Cross

he wears the Iron Cross 1st Class

within a barbed wire wreath

1 mm (h) x 34

Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi-coloured enamels

Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Dundas

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe GTRexclude he wears the Iron Cross(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), unmarked, measuring 25. 6 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), weighing 26. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon and clasp), on loop from a crown suspension with its period