Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Orders, Medals & Decorations visually-hidden Sawyer authorized the establishment of

Sawyer authorized the establishment of the Finance Corps Historical Exposition on 29 January 1954 and requested all items of historic nature pertaining to the Finance Corps or its predecessors to all offices under this command

a rare dedicated image in extremely fine condition

eagle's feet and orb

Footnote: As the service history of this antique timepiece is unknown

Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Orders, Medals & Decorations visually-hidden Sawyer authorized the establishment of1. A Military Merit Cross, I Class with Crown; (Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. In gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white