Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight with Officer Miniature,by Rothe, c.1914 Newly Listed hallmarked on catch with swan

hallmarked on catch with swan denoting French import

the reverse with the remnants of an adhesive consistent with postwar display

the Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge on October 19

Idar-Oberstein

(Hans-Ulrich Rudel Postkarte)

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight with Officer Miniature,by Rothe, c.1914 Newly Listed hallmarked on catch with swan(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type II (1914 1918). A scarce decoration, in silver gilt, a knight with red enamelled arms with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enamelled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central