Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude inscribed “Für Verdienst im Kriegsvereinswesen”

inscribed “Für Verdienst im Kriegsvereinswesen” (German - For Merit in the War Veteran’s Association )

Footnote: The Order of Naval Merit was established by Queen Isabel II on August 3

reverse illustrating a tablet bearing a fasces and "OND" (Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro)

Army of Occupation Medal with GERMANY Clasp

with moderate loss of finish and slight oxidation evident

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude inscribed “Für Verdienst im Kriegsvereinswesen”(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Grokreuz). Reinstituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type III. Military Division. Of post war production, in bronze gilt, consisting of a highly detailed double headed crowned eagle clutching an orb and a sword on each claw, the chest bearing a central enamelled blue shield with gilded monogram of Franz I, flanked by two nicely enamelled green laurel branches with gilded edges, surmounted by an enamelled red