Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross for Military Chaplains, II. Class, Type II, by Vincent Mayer, c.1870 Auction Atlantic Star with France and

Atlantic Star with  France and Germany Clasp

important German trenches along with older or disused ones

while the left tab bears three silvered bronze rank pips with a single band of silver aluminum wire defaced by a line of black threading

a large circular rosette backed by a ribbon tie sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross for Military Chaplains, II. Class, Type II, by Vincent Mayer, c.1870 Auction Atlantic Star with France and(Ehrenkreuz fr Feldgeistliche). Instituted in late 1801 (1859 1878 issue). A Latin cross constructed of silver, the obverse and reverse with a central blue enameled medallion, inscribed PIIS MERITIS, on a swivel ring for suspension from a slightly mismatched modern replacement ribbon, marked VM for manufacture by Vincent Mayer and with dual A Vienna Assay marks, measuring 52. 0 mm (w) x 64. 1 mm (l), weighing 22. 73 grams, in near extremely fine