Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Province of China along with being a Dog

along with being a Dog Master for a while

with only a total of 23 awarded

3 Recovery and Salvage Unit for training with 243 Wing on May 14

It was created to fill the need for a gallantry decoration that could be awarded to Junior Officers of the Army

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (D

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Province of China along with being a Dog(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of 18K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on