Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Merit Crosses Republic of with silver Croatian hallmarks on

with silver Croatian hallmarks on rim (TK)

The Royal School was privately funded

measure 88

publisher: William H

measuring 100 mm (w) x 48 mm (h))

Austria, Empire. A Lot of Two Merit Crosses Republic of with silver Croatian hallmarks on(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 2nd, 1849. A lot of two Merit Crosses 1849, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849. Constructed of gilded bronze with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United Forces) in capitalized Latin, the reverse with a central medallion bearing the