Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With Small Commander Decoration, By Rotzet & Fischmeister, C.1918 GTRexclude light contact and scattered scuffing

light contact and scattered scuffing on the exterior

marked "Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Jnnungen"

After doing some aircraft ferry operations in the Mediterranean

measuring 26 mm (w) x 36 mm (h)

"Investiture of Knights Grand Commanders

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With Small Commander Decoration, By Rotzet & Fischmeister, C.1918 GTRexclude light contact and scattered scuffing(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz mit Kommandeur Kriegsdekoration). Type III Issued 1914 1918. A cross pattee constructed of bronze gilt with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit); the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Opes regum corda