Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Hold the second in 1896 and

the second in 1896 and the third in 1901 and showed particular interest in textile techniques and production

While there is some soiling of the white background of the NSDAP armband

there is a four blue Service Chevrons patch sewn on the right forearm

and the Ustasha symbol likewise separately applied to the top left of the flag

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Hold the second in 1896 and(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a gilded and enameled