Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude measuring 22 mm (w) x

measuring 22 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)

with moderate loss of finish and slight oxidation evident

After 1938

reverse illustrating a tablet bearing a fasces and "OND" (Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro)

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 GTRexclude measuring 22 mm (w) x(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Grokreuz). Reinstituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type III. Military Division. Of post war production, in bronze gilt, consisting of a highly detailed double headed crowned eagle clutching an orb and a sword on each claw, the chest bearing a central enamelled blue shield with gilded monogram of Franz I, flanked by two nicely enamelled green laurel branches with gilded edges, surmounted by an enamelled red