Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Ladies Silver Merit Cross, C.1910 Auction A First War Period “Österreichisches

A First War Period “Österreichisches Regimentsabzeichen”

adjusted with buckles of identical construction

original silvering still clearly visible in some areas) in worn condition

and in Normandy and north-west Europe during the Second World War

with a wide light blue field flanked by wide white stripes along the edges

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Ladies Silver Merit Cross, C.1910 Auction A First War Period “Österreichisches(Souverner Malteseorden Silbernes Verdienstkreuz). A silvered bronze Maltese Cross in white enamel, the centre medallion presents a white enameled Maltese Cross over a red enamel field, circumscribed by a ring of white enamel, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Military Order of Merit), the reverse with a red enameled medallion dated 1916, surrounded by a ring of white enamel depicting an open ended wreath, unmarked, measures 39. 53 mm