Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Newly Listed a Feldwebel collar tab

a Feldwebel collar tab

the upper edge of which is trimmed in red piping

Residue in the recessed areas from cleaning

he only had 5 days completed of the requisite 15 to earn the clasp in bronze

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1915 Newly Listed a Feldwebel collar tab(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), the reverse with white enamelled arms and