Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 visually-hidden in April 1917

in April 1917

A third reich period Festspiele Giebelstadt badge

maker marked “Reinemer & Spiegel

teletype addressed "LT = GENRALDIREKTOR KEMNER KURFUERSTENDAMN 214 BERLIN W50" with teletype message inscribed "IHRES 70 GEBURTSTAGES GEDENKE ICH MIT DEN WAERMSTEN WUENSCHEN FUER IHR PERSOENLICHES WOHLERGEHEN WIE FUER EINE WEITERE ERFOLGEREICHE KOLONIALARBEIT - VIKTORIA ADELHEID HERZOGIN VON SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA+"

The breast star of multi piece construction

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 visually-hidden in April 1917(Militrverdienstkreuz, III Klasse). Instituted October 22nd, 1849. (c. 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original Austrian style tri folded ribbon featuring gilded crossed swords, consisting of a silver Cross Patte with a silver gilt laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse of the cross with red and white