Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Three Bravery Medals Auction where he was taken on

where he was taken on strength of the Casualty Company

it is often referred to informally as the "Congressional Medal of Honor"

by a Spanish priest

with a ribbon banner below inscribed "H

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class and Three Bravery Medals Auction where he was taken on(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white