Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Archive Albert Memorial opposite Alberta Hall

Albert Memorial opposite Alberta Hall at Hyde Park in London

obverse centrepiece with Chinese characters

died on February 27

1997) was a highly decorated German naval officer who served as a U-boat commander during the Second World War until transferred to Oberkommando der Kreigsmarine (German Navy High Command)

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Archive Albert Memorial opposite Alberta Hall(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.