Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 United Republic of The Adjt 9th Brigade RGA

The Adjt 9th Brigade RGA

surrounded in a blue enamel surround inscribed MERITO MILITARE (Military Merit)

A rare and interesting private photo album from a soldier in German East Africa

then becomes very nervous and shaky

The crown retains a fully-intact transparent plastic moisture guard which bears a maker’s mark of “JOSEF WEITHMANN

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 United Republic of The Adjt 9th Brigade RGA(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