Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Auction 7 mm x 30

7 mm x 30

trained with the Flieger-Evs

armband is approximately 13cm (or 5 1/4 inches) tall

Nürnberg - RZM M9/3” on the reverse

light crazing evident in the light blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Auction 7 mm x 30(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