WW1 Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 

3rd Class Award Certificate to Otto Grussdorf, Prussian Major of Reserve

with the signature of Karl Graf Lanckoronski, 

k.u.k. Oberstkämmerer and privy councillor to Emperor Franz Joseph I, 

together with an additional office countersignature in violet ink 

and the blind-embossed imperial seal 

Original WW1 Austro-Hungarian award document for the Militär-Verdienstkreuz (Military Merit Cross) III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration, dated 1916.

Issued by the Oberstkämmerer (Lord High Chamberlain) of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty in Vienna to a German ally:
– Recipient: Prussian Major of Reserve, Infantry Regiment 116, Otto GRUSSDORF
– Decoration: Militär-Verdienstkreuz 3. Klasse with War Decoration
– Imperial decision dated 29 March 1916
– Document issued from the Oberstkämmereramt, Vienna, 3 April 1916

The document bears a large ink signature of Karl Graf Lanckoronski, k.u.k. Oberstkämmerer and privy councillor to Emperor Franz Joseph I, together with an additional office countersignature in violet ink and the blind-embossed imperial seal.

Condition: Thick period paper, 24 x 39 cm. Original folds, edge wear, light creasing and small tears as seen in photos, plus two punched filing holes to the left margin. The embossed seal is clear and the text and signatures remain strong and legible. No medal included – document only.

A nice named WW1 Austro-Hungarian / German / Prussian alliance piece, ideal for collectors of imperial Austria, k.u.k. militaria, award documents and signed Lanckoronski material.

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