Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Officially engraved: 138 PTE

Officially engraved: 138 PTE

Comprising: Cross

in turn overlaid by four bands of silvered aluminum wire piping pinned with two gilded rank pips and numerals “16”

while II and I Classes were conferred upon Officers and enlisted men

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Officially engraved: 138 PTEA lot of two Imperial Austrian medals and awards, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849 IV. Class with Swords. (Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 12th, 1849. (Third Period: 1914 1918 issue, Large Type). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United