Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK visually-hidden The symbolism used is the

The symbolism used is the Chinese Ba Gua

They picked some Germans to guide them towards Hammelburg

the obverse maker marked “S

08 mm (w) x 45

maker marked RZM M1/93 for Gottlieb Friedrich Keck & Sohn on the reverse

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK visually-hidden The symbolism used is the(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of high quality manufacture and unique history, constructed of silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with