Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction England on December 3rd

England on December 3rd

made of silvered zinc

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(Souveräner Malteseorden Goldenes Verdienskreuz)

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction England on December 3rd(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1923. Multipiece construction, in silver featuring a red, white and green enamelled cross, a green enamel wreath sits atop the arms, the center medallion has been replaced with a large red synthetic stone, reverse with two J prongs, marked with G. A. S denoting Scheid manufacture, marked 900 for silver fineness, the 3 and 9 oclock arms are engraved 186 and 914 respectively, engravings showing wear around