Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Archive on original ribbon with bronze

on original ribbon with bronze suspension hanger inscribed "U

3 mm x 73 mm

on top of green colored base

49 mm x 29 mm

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Archive on original ribbon with bronzeMilitrverdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red and white enamels, marked with an ""A"" (Vienna), a dog's head (800 silver, used between 1867 and 1922) flanked by a ""3"" (silver fineness) on the left and an ""A"" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked ""FR"" (Rothe) on the integral ring, measuring 30. 7 mm (w) x 34. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the obverse