Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Signed by Vizeadmiral Friz Lange

Signed by Vizeadmiral Friz Lange

an exceptional example by a rare maker in extremely fine condition

Footnote: The only facility of its kind in Ontario during the Second World War

confirmed in the rank on September 15

In its balsa wood case of issue

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Signed by Vizeadmiral Friz Lange(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 gilded 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