Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 United Republic of Naming is officially impressed on

Naming is officially impressed on the BEM

The inside is not lined

They were gifted to Seyß-Inquart by the Main Department for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

"The Order of Sikatuna

the reverse inscribed “LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS” (Latin - Letters and Arts)

Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Gold Merit Cross, C.1916 United Republic of Naming is officially impressed on(Souverner Malteseorden, Goldenes Verdienstkreuz). In bronze gilt, consisting of an Anchor Cross, the arms with pebbled borders, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a Maltese Cross circumscribed by an inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1916 inside of a laurel wreath, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop accommodating a suspension ring