Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, II Class for Officers for 40 Years, c.1900 Archive (Orden del Sol del Perú)

(Orden del Sol del Perú)

Belt is fabricated from a fine aluminum wire in a thatched pattern with two rows of blue embroidered dashes on the upper

Matheson was awarded the MM  on May 14

the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state

Arabic maker mark and hallmark on reverse center medallion

Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, II Class for Officers for 40 Years, c.1900 Archive (Orden del Sol del Perú)(Militrdienstzeichen II Klasse fr Offiziere fr 40 Jahre). Instituted September 19, 1849. Type III (1890 1913). In bronze gilt, a cross pattee with partially black enamelled arms, with superimposed gilt eagle in the center, the reverse is plain with a lightly etched border around the cross, unmarked, measures 28. 6 mm (w) x 32. 3 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon, enamels intact, light gilt wear, extremely fine. Contained in a red pebbled case