Austria, Republic. Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, Class 9 GTRexclude Footnote: The Most Exalted Order

Footnote: The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is an order of Thailand

when he was in Budapest during the Red Army’s siege of the city

and one in the German national colours: in iron

however he did not want to return home to a now communist led Yugoslavia

Austria, Republic. Austria, Republic. An Honour Badge For Merit Of The Republic Of Austria, Class 9 GTRexclude Footnote: The Most Exalted Order(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republik sterreich). Instituted in 1952. The badge in bronze gilt with red and white enamels, the coat of arms suspension in bronze gilt with red, white, blue, green and black enamels, unmarked, measuring 46 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its coat of arms suspension, spotting evident on the white enamels on the cross of the badge, contact marks evident on the reverse, original triangular ribbon with hook and eye,