Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case GTRexclude 1929 and still appeared on

1929 and still appeared on it as of 1935

demonstrating total loss of black finish

the obverse featuring a ribbed design

the General Assembly became Founders Chapter

marked L59 underneath for Alois Rettenmaier

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case GTRexclude 1929 and still appeared on(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 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 a white