Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Second Class, With War Decoration And Swords, By R. Marschall Buy Now owned by Lieutenant Allan Sargent

owned by Lieutenant Allan Sargent Raney of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

he was charged with war crimes

holding the rank of Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) at the time of his death

and topped with the royal crown at the top

42 mm x 49

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross, Second Class, With War Decoration And Swords, By R. Marschall Buy Now owned by Lieutenant Allan Sargent(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Grades mit Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed VERDIENST in gilt capital letters, surrounded by a ring of red enamels; with a green enameled laurel wreath surrounding the central medallion, along with small golden swords between the arms of the cross; the reverse enameled fully in white; on a broad loop for