Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight, Type I GTRexclude to commemorate mentions in dispatches

to commemorate mentions in dispatches

Acid-etched onto the obverse is a stylized banner bearing an inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT” (“IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME”)

whose guns had no aircraft to fire upon and whose Bofors equipment were quite ineffective against the German armour of 1944

the other is unmarked

measuring 151 mm x 93 mm

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight, Type I GTRexclude to commemorate mentions in dispatches(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Ritterkreuz III. Klasse). Instituted 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type I. Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a double headed Austrian imperial eagle, clutching a sword and sceptre, overlaid by a central blue enameled shield bearing a silver monogram of Emperor Franz I, the reverse overlaid by a central blue