Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph Order With Swords, Commander, By V. Mayer, C.1917 Auction Archive postmarked in Berlin on March

postmarked in Berlin on March 22

suffering heavy losses

Rhode Island

bearing a machine-embroidered black inscription of “Deutsche Wehrmacht” (“German Armed Forces”)

Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph Order With Swords, Commander, By V. Mayer, C.1917 Auction Archive postmarked in Berlin on March(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted 1849. In bronze gilt and enamels, measuring 37. 4mm (x 76. 15mm including crown suspension), marked on the ring V. Mayer & Sohne, In Wien, along with typical War time star hallmark; Swords are placed under the crown, in this case with considerably larger space between the crown and the badge. Badge comes with long original ribbon, slight enamel imperfections, in worn condition; only