Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Commander Cross With Swords (Rothe Copy) Newly Listed a War Merit Cross 2nd

a War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords award document (148x210mm

featuring a faceted Maltese Cross in silver

and 209x259mm respectively

Karl Waidhas was born on 9 September 1895 in Weiden

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper and are without pleats

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Commander Cross With Swords (Rothe Copy) Newly Listed a War Merit Cross 2nd(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Post 1945 Copy. A Commander Cross presenting as a gilded bronze Latin cross with richly detailed, red enamelled arms with a black enamelled double headed crowned eagle clutching a length of chain, with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed FJ in gilded bronze letters, with Order motto of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) inscribed in gilded