Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Military Merit Medal Auction the remaining postcard depicting a

the remaining postcard depicting a large group of Serbian personnel in uniform

with minor surface oxidation evident

and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels and a stylized motto of “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (“Union is Strength”)

near mint condition with nearly all of its original gilding remaining

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Military Merit Medal Auction the remaining postcard depicting aA Merit Cross, Type III, Civil Division, in bronze gilt and enamels, with surmounting crown, marked KUNZ WIEN with a bronze star on the suspension ring, measures 36. 5mm (w) x 59. 4mm (h inclusive of laterally pierced ball suspension and adorning cross), weighs 11. 4 grams (including ribbon), wear to gilt, enamels intact, remains in very fine condition. A Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis, Karl I, in bronze gilt, featuring a dual crown suspension,