Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction as a result of which

as a result of which a British Government inter-departmental committee was set up to review the excesses of the whaling industry which then flourished in the Antarctic

one board with partial separation of the black cloth from the body of the board on the reverse

reverse inscribed "DE STAD GENT UIT ERKENTELIKJHEID AAN HAAR ROEMRIJKE ZONEN 1914-1918" (The City of Gent (Ghent) with Gratitude to Her Glorious Sons 1914-1918)

Textbook example in Bevon-woven white threads (for Infantry)

Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction as a result of whichVerdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" on the ring, measuring 36. 7 mm (w) x 52 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine.