Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive wear to the bronzing and

wear to the bronzing and enamels

1889-1890 issue

attached to a tied ribbon

1993 but war broke out again from 1998 to 2000 and many issues remain unresolved

the Flugmeister standing

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz Archive wear to the bronzing and(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a gilded medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, over a field of white enamel, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white enamelled ring bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849,