Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold SOMME DEFENSIVE

SOMME DEFENSIVE

Schieck died at the age of 83 and was interred on April 28

Of very good quality make

with spread-out wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

4 mm (h - inclusive of integral ring)

Austria, Empire. Two Awards And Decorations Hold SOMME DEFENSIVEA grouping of two first war period Austrian awards and decorations, consisting of 1) A Military Merit Cross Third Class (Militrverdienstkreuz); constructed of silver, with a silver laurel wreath war decoration between the arms of the cross, with a white enameled center medallion, inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit), surrounded by a red ring of enamels; the reverse with white enamels; with a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon with a