Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Each of the straps is

Each of the straps is held in place by a large brown finished zinc button with a pebbled upper

a Luftwaffebeamte auf Kriegsdauer Gehobener/Mitteler Dienst collar tab

measuring 85 mm (w) x 78 mm (h)

the two ships were the first protected cruisers built by the German Navy

arriving in England on June 8th

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Each of the straps is(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Civil Division. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt