Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Archive A fine quality NSDAP “Parteiabzeichen”

A fine quality NSDAP “Parteiabzeichen”

of which Cole became part of the Chatham Battalion

and Victory Medal (2515 SJT

with a golden machine embroidered Kriegsmarine eagle sewn directly above

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Archive A fine quality NSDAP “Parteiabzeichen”(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