Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross, by V. Mayer & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity mentioned in despatches and officers'

mentioned in despatches and officers' promotions from August 1914 to June 1915

signed by the Otto Schulze

1915 at Cape Town

reinforced along the edge with a flattened bronze bar

The family moved to Vienna in 1907

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross, by V. Mayer & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity mentioned in despatches and officers'Instituted October 24, 1849. In silver gilt, with red and white enamelled cross, wreath in the quadrants between the arms, reverse in plain white enamels, marked on the suspension with a VM denoting Vincent Mayer & Sohne, A for Vienna manufacture and a Dianas head (Dianakopf) (which was used between 1872 and 1922), the head flanked by a "2" on the left, worn on triangular ribbon with swords device, measures 31. 0mm (w) x 34. 4mm (h inclusive of