Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China and also a maker’s mark

and also a maker’s mark stamped into reverse

he died in the Battle against England on April 12

Maker marked on the reverse with Präsidialkanzlei code “88” for Werner Redo

then proceeded to Bermuda to work up in December and left there on January 7

Footnote: Founded on 26 September 1916

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class Province of China and also a maker’s markInstituted December 2 1849. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a crown with interior red enamelled cap, measures 36 mm (w) x 58. 3 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with A denoting Vienna manufacture and WK and KUNZ WIEN denoting manufacturer by Wilhelm Kunz, worn on