Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive nice old patina on reverse

nice old patina on reverse

One month after his promotion

Constructed of field gray wool and edged by bright red (rot) Waffenfarbe piping to denote Flak/Anti-Aircraft troops branch of the Wehrmacht

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and the amphibious Type 166 Schwimmwagen (14

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive nice old patina on reverse(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on January 8, 1808 by Franz I. (Type III, Issued 1914 1918). A cross pattee constructed of Gold with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae in Gold, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit) in Gold, the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed