Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed missing central medallion

missing central medallion

slight chipping to central enamels on reverse

excellent quality with very fine details

He served as a Staff Sergeant with the United States Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater

His interest in Blue Cross began in 1933

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Small I Class with War Decoration, by Kochert, c.1900 Newly Listed missing central medallion(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 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 a white