Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Military Division, Knight Auction Archive with oxidation and loss of

with oxidation and loss of finish evident throughout the core

the centre is flanked on the left and right sides by wings

he attained the Group Grades "S

having been period field repaired to the reverse

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Military Division, Knight Auction Archive with oxidation and loss of(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted in 1849. Type II. (1914 1918). Military Division. In bronze gilt, an order of Franz Joseph, a red enamelled cross with a double headed eagle in each quadrant, holding a chain which sits in front of the arms and reads VIRIBUS UNITIS, the obverse medallion with the initials FJ on a white enamelled field, the reverse bears the date 1849, surmounted by a crown with red interior cap, marked on