Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Newly Listed (Meritorious Service Medal) Croix de

(Meritorious Service Medal) Croix de Guerre (French War Cross) (B

and bears the signature of the Oberstleutnant und Regiments Kommandeur of that unit

4th Class with Case - In bronzed aluminum

surrounding the central medallion are two flagstaffs on the left and right

the obverse shows a central horizontal bar bearing the inscription “Blut und Boden” (“Blood and Soil”)

Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Newly Listed (Meritorious Service Medal) Croix deThe booklet includes the original statutes of the Military Merit Cross from 1849 with four addendums, the last one dated to November 16, 1914. 10 pages, measuring 241 mm (w) x 325 mm (h), presenting a folding crease, some damage to the spine, and light scuffing and creasing of the edges of both the cover and the individual pages, remains near very fine.