Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive lightly soiled independent ribbon

lightly soiled independent ribbon

The record of his honorable service will be preserved in the archives of the American Expeditionary Forces

Silvered feinzink

felt lined medal bed

weighing 17 grams

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive lightly soiled independent ribbon(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 enameled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Latin Military Order of Merit); the reverse with a similar red enameled medallion, dated 1916 surrounded by a ring of white enamels depicting an open ended wreath; on a loop