Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction as a result of which

as a result of which a British Government inter-departmental committee was set up to review the excesses of the whaling industry which then flourished in the Antarctic

containing one stamp in red ink inscribed "Soldatenrat II

In between Pearl Harbor and the Gilbert Islands operation

In September 1939 he served with the Bad Mergentheim 170th Reserve Infantry Battalion until 1941

reverse inscribed "DE STAD GENT UIT ERKENTELIKJHEID AAN HAAR ROEMRIJKE ZONEN 1914-1918" (The City of Gent (Ghent) with Gratitude to Her Glorious Sons 1914-1918)

Austria. A Merit Cross "1849", 3Rd Class, 2Nd Period (1875-1914) Auction as a result of whichVerdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" on the ring, measuring 36. 7 mm (w) x 52 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine.