Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Possibly a trial piece by

Possibly a trial piece by Sorlini

It was the first ship commissioned in honor of Iowa and was America's first seagoing battleship

Peter's Basilica in the background at the right

with the assistance of the Polish Government Information Center

of Clayoquot

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun Auction Possibly a trial piece by(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.