Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz certificate_of_authenticity A similar buckle can be

A similar buckle can be found on page 454 of Angolia's publication

on a black bakelite button

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silver eagle in the center

two Embroidered Pips (two-colour embroidery on black wool

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz certificate_of_authenticity A similar buckle can be(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, with red enamelled arms, the obverse centre presents a gilded medallion inscribed FJ for FRANZ JOSEPH, over a field of white enamel, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white enamelled ring bearing the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (STAND UNITED), the reverse centre presents a similar medallion, presenting the date 1849,