Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Officers Cross With War Decoration, By V. Mayer Sohne, C.1917 GTRexclude Instituted 1847 by Pope Pius

Instituted 1847 by Pope Pius IX

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and maker’s mark “Madrid Medina Barcelona”

the exterior featuring an intricate raised design consisting of a central 1914 Iron Cross

MILANO" on the reverse cartouche

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Officers Cross With War Decoration, By V. Mayer Sohne, C.1917 GTRexclude Instituted 1847 by Pope Pius(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted December 2 1849 by Franz Joseph. Type II (1914 1918). Military Division. A First War period Officer in bronze gilt, featuring a red enamelled cross with a double headed black enamel eagle in each quadrant, a chain sits across the 12 and 6 oclock arms, the central medallion features an FJ on a white enamel field, the badge is surmounted by a detailed crown with green enamelled pendilia below