Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Newly Listed this caps exterior condition is

this caps exterior condition is extremely fine and of high quality while its interior clear displays period use

the Order of Public Instruction and the Order of Benevolence (later the Order of Merit)

surrounding the central medallion are two flagstaffs on the left and right

the obverse shows a central horizontal bar bearing the inscription “Blut und Boden” (“Blood and Soil”)

and bears the signature of the Oberstleutnant und Regiments Kommandeur of that unit

Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Newly Listed this caps exterior condition isThe booklet includes the original statutes of the Military Merit Cross from 1849 with four addendums, the last one dated to November 16, 1914. 10 pages, measuring 241 mm (w) x 325 mm (h), presenting a folding crease, some damage to the spine, and light scuffing and creasing of the edges of both the cover and the individual pages, remains near very fine.