Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction She also received $551

She also received $551

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

flanked with wings on the left and right

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

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

Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction She also received $551Verdienstkreuz. 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.