Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity The 9th SS Panzer Division

The 9th SS Panzer Division was not subordinate to the General Command during the attack on Tarnopol

Special Service Medal (in cupro-nickel

" MacDonald survived the war and for his First World War service

The inside is lined in greenish-brown rayon

surface rust evident on the inside covers of the both the lid and base of the case under the plastic inserts

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity The 9th SS Panzer Division(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.