Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold 1872 as the 77th "Wentworth"

1872 as the 77th "Wentworth" Battalion of Infantry

marked "30"

the obverse of which bears a raised and blackened number “600”

two brown leather loops at the top and one centred brown leather loop

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold 1872 as the 77th "Wentworth"(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