Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross, by E. Gardino Cravanzola, c.1950 Auction Archive He was then assigned to

He was then assigned to No

with handwritten entries in red and black inks

which was to produce the VW Beetle “Kraft durch Freude Wagen/Strength through Joy car”

and recessed medal bed for placement of the awards

Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross, by E. Gardino Cravanzola, c.1950 Auction Archive He was then assigned to(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta). Instituted circa 1099 (c. 1950 issue). The Sash Badge, in bronze gilt and red and white enamels, consisting of a four point cross bearing a central red enamelled medallion with a white enamelled Maltese Cross, surrounded by a white ring of enamels inscribed Mil. Ordo. Equitum Melit. Bene Merenti in gilt capitalized letters, the reverse medallion in red