Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Archive Medal for Meritorious Service to

Medal for Meritorious Service to the People (in bronze gilt with red enamels

the Order of the Redeemer has five classes: Grand Cross

dark green and brown embroidery at the mid-point

the arms inscribed “WELTKRIEG” (German - World War)

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Archive Medal for Meritorious Service to(Militrverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Schwertern, und Kriegsdekoration). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms, with a green enameled laurel wreath and short silver swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse fully enameled in white; on a double loop for suspension marked VM and with a Dianas head silver mark, as well a Vienna silver Assay