Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Malta, Commander Cross By Rothe, C. 1930 Newly Listed with the reverse presenting exposed

with the reverse presenting exposed in classic Dachau style

It sits firmly within a one-piece nickel-silver hilt with a ribbed crossguard and curved pommel

Type III (1890-1911): Two-piece construction

1891 (as a Congo Free State order

few scratches on reverse

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Malta, Commander Cross By Rothe, C. 1930 Newly Listed with the reverse presenting exposed(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta, Profestiertes Grokreuz). In silver gilt, a lovely commanders cross featuring a white Maltese cross with double headed eagles in each quadrant, surmounted by a large ornate crown and trophy of arms suspension, reverse of the cross is plain, crown reverse mirrors the obverse, and the trophy reverse bears two hooks from 12 and 6 oclock for ribbon