Silcock of the Johnson Fluid Beef Company of Montreal
with signature black bakelite grip plates on either side of the grip that appears to be cracked in two laces on the obverse
reverse bears one stick pin with a pinchpin clasp
exquisite and detailed work on the center of the star
Footnote: These awards were given to the winners of the Reichsberufswettkampf on the district levels
Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 Archive Silcock of the Johnson Fluid(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