Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 certificate_of_authenticity with a few scattered black

with a few scattered black pen marks on the photo

Footnote: The Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand (Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando) was originally founded by the General Courts of Cadiz as a National Order on August 31

measuring 119 mm (w) x 950 mm (l)

replacement looped screw disk

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 certificate_of_authenticity with a few scattered black(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 gilded 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