Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Auction Archive Footnote: Frank Edwards was born

Footnote: Frank Edwards was born in London

with same number

with a handwritten recipient’s name of “GENERALMAJOR F

He was credited with 35 aerial victories at the end of the war

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Auction Archive Footnote: Frank Edwards was born(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a