Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Iii Class Knight With Commander Miniature By Rothe, C. 1918 certificate_of_authenticity the inscription "WORLD WAR" above

the inscription "WORLD WAR" above

top and bottom edges trimmed in silvered bullion threading and sewn in place with white threading

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered golden-brown SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

maker marked “Deschler München” on reverse and designer marked “R

than if he were at home

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Iii Class Knight With Commander Miniature By Rothe, C. 1918 certificate_of_authenticity the inscription "WORLD WAR" above(Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted December 12 1849 by Kaiser Franz Joseph. Military Division. Type II (1914 1918). A silver gilt Byzantine cross with broad ends, with a double headed crowned black enamelled eagle, with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed FJ in gilt, along with a multi link chain suspended from the eagles mouth with letters attached, spelling VIRIBUS UNITIS (United Strength), the reverse of the cross with a central