Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross By G.a Scheid Auction Archive bottom half of page 163-164

bottom half of page 163-164 has been torn out

King Christian IX

while there is similarly some loss of paint evident to the stand case and material fatigue of the harness

and overall in fine condition

reverse with a branch of laurel leaves

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross By G.a Scheid Auction Archive bottom half of page 163-164(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1923. Multipiece construction, in silver featuring a red, white and green enamelled cross, a green enamel wreath sits atop the arms, the center medallion presents a red enamelled cross on white field, surrounded by the inscription PATRIA AC HUMANITATI, the reverse medallion presents the dates 1864 1914, marked A on ring denoting Vienna manufacture, measures 37. 0mm (w) x 48. 5mm (h), weighs 26. 3 grams,