Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 GTRexclude an anchor (made in Birmingham)

an anchor (made in Birmingham) and date marked "o" (1913) on its reverse

while the reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “ORIGINAL EICKHORN

(1870-1951)

" An article entitled "Some Observations on Venereal-Disease Control in the Royal Canadian Air Force" by Dr

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, in Case, c.1914 GTRexclude an anchor (made in Birmingham)(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 a central white enamelled