Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Archive All medals were apparently issued

All medals were apparently issued with the recipient's name engraved on the reverse and came in a presentation case containing the name of the manufacturer on the inside cover

maker marked on reverse “Glaser & Sohn

53 mm x 64 mm

maker marked “Stempel Müller

Austria, I Republic. A Military Merit Cross I Class, By Anton Reitterer, C.1935 Archive All medals were apparently issued(Militrverdienstkreuz I Klasse). Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue; ca. 1935 reissue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with finely detailed red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised gilt inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a red enameled ring, with a gilt laurel wreath set through the quadrants, the reverse