Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class with Case, by Rothe Newly Listed constructed of a card stock

constructed of a card stock binding with 30 paginated interior pages filled with membership due stamps and handwritten entries to Josef Jäger

Letter from his Brother

the "1" measuring 10

bearing two bands of braided silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threaded chevrons

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Third Class with Case, by Rothe Newly Listed constructed of a card stock(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Second Period (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, on a fixed ring and swivel loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon with crossed swords, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enameled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a