Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge With War Decoration, By Rothe Newly Listed suspended by a typical French

suspended by a typical French style suspension loop with enameled green laurel wreath in silver gilt

light contact marks on the glass

as well as being on the Waterloo Roll

maker marked ""K

and Imperial Counsellor (Geheimrat) (December 1914)

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge With War Decoration, By Rothe Newly Listed suspended by a typical French(Souverner Malteseorden). A silver gilt Latin cross consisting of white enamels, with rounded ends, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT. BENE MERENTI (WELL MERITING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA), the reverse with a similar red enameled medallion, dated 1916, surrounded by a ring of white enamels depicting an