Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight In Gold, By Rothe, C. 1910 Hold which Gardiner wrote

which Gardiner wrote

gold-coloured gilt metal Merchant Marine insignia above

Overall near extremely fine condition

The cap has a protruding visor with a cardboard reinforcement securely set into its structure

the reverse inscribed “Dem tapfern Befreiungsheer” (German - to the brave freeing army) within a laurel wreath

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight In Gold, By Rothe, C. 1910 Hold which Gardiner wrote(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone). Reinstituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Civil Division. Type III (1860 1918). A lovely III class Order of the Iron Crown, constructed of 18kt Gold (tested), presenting a double headed eagle with gentle feather details, clutching a sword an orb with a blue enamelled central shield on the obverse inscribed F., the reverse bears a blue enamelled central shield inscribed 1815, the eagle sits a top a Lombard Iron