Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Leopold, Knight’s Cross, With War Decoration, C.1916 Archive A Miniature Boer War Pair

A Miniature Boer War Pair - Queen's South Africa Medal (silver

The first design

two medals "blacked out"

small enamel flaking on reverse to blue enamels

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Leopold, Knight’s Cross, With War Decoration, C.1916 Archive A Miniature Boer War Pair(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). Instituted on 8 January 1808 by Emperor Franz I. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A cross patte constructed of bronze gilt with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central red enamelled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit), the reverse with a central white enamelled