Austria, Empire. A German Knight’s Order, Marian Knight's Cross, by Rothe Auction twelve Photographs

twelve Photographs

with moderate loss of silver finish evident throughout the badge

the reverse in postcard format and bearing handwritten inscriptions dedicated from Cuxhaven ad dated “VIII

Meyer received the Iron Cross

the obverse bearing a depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Italy and Germany) grappling with a crocodile (symbolizing the United Kingdom)

Austria, Empire. A German Knight’s Order, Marian Knight's Cross, by Rothe Auction twelve Photographs(Marianer Kreuz des Deutschen Ritterordens). A fine example of this decoration, in silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Latin Cross with black and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled Geneva Cross on a white enameled medallion, surrounded by a ring of black enamel bearing an inscription of ORDO TEUT HUMANITATI (TEUTONIC HUMANITARIAN ORDER), the reverse with a white enameled medallion bearing a date of 1871,