Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Archive the letters are accompanied by

the letters are accompanied by a permit granted by SS officers for Zilka to wear a rifleman badge inside the concentration camp

Squadron Clasp for Bomber Pilots in Gold

Securitata Order

(1863-1924

Idar-Oberstein) on the reverse

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Medal, Silver Grade with Swords and Case, by Rothe Archive the letters are accompanied by(Militr Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse of the medal bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Emperor Franz Joseph, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), unmarked, measuring 25. 6 mm (w) x 45. 3 mm (h), weighing 26. 8 grams (inclusive of ribbon and clasp), on loop from a crown suspension with its period