Austria, Imperial. A Large Order Of The Iron Crown Iii Class Knight’s Cross Certificate In Latin To Bank Director, 1885 Auction Archive measuring 37 mm x 29

measuring 37 mm x 29 mm

He was Killed in Action during the conflict in the Ypres Salient

the first photo of the lot is that of the initial field grave of Sergeant John William Peter Melvin - who was killed April 7th 1917

A grouping of four Imperial Austrian medals

with ink signature of Generalleutnant

Austria, Imperial. A Large Order Of The Iron Crown Iii Class Knight’s Cross Certificate In Latin To Bank Director, 1885 Auction Archive measuring 37 mm x 29The Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class Knights Cross certificate is written in Latin. It is named to Julius Herz, director of the Allgemeine Bodencredit Anstalt (bank and credit institute). It is dated to Vienna on August 30, 1885 and carries a facsimile signature of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Measuring 629 mm (w) x 524 mm (h), presenting three folding creases, remains extremely fine.