Austria, First Republic. Two Merit Order Sash Sections certificate_of_authenticity Chesma Obelisk in Gatchina (1775)

Chesma Obelisk in Gatchina (1775)

with an additional stamp of the number “1142”

Signature on Post War Photo: Harry Phonix

/ Guns: Carrying Lewis 19187

Austria, First Republic. Two Merit Order Sash Sections certificate_of_authenticity Chesma Obelisk in Gatchina (1775)Both early 20th century examples, first sash is fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern, with a wide white field flanked by wide red stripes and trimmed with a thin white stripe along the edges, a large circular rosette resting upon a bow tie and sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge, measuring 109 mm wide x 320 mm in length. Second sash is fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern,