Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Vincenz Mayers Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The wreath and cockade measures

The wreath and cockade measures 75 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) overall

but with multiple stress rips in the rayon from handling

First Lieutenant in 1900 and appointed Captain of "E" Company in 1904

3rd type “Kreissieger” badge

measuring 94 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Vincenz Mayers Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The wreath and cockade measures(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted 2 December 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloued enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a raised Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph I, with a double headed and black enameled Austrian imperial eagle joining the quadrants, its beaks clutching