Austria, Second Republic. An Order of Leopold, II. Class Commander with War Decoration, Exhibition Example, by Rothe & Neffe, c. 1980 Archive Instituted in 1943 (in silvered

Instituted in 1943 (in silvered bronze with red enamels

"Au Merite" Merit Medal

the insignia survived for a century in some form or another

the obverse bearing leftward-facing profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph

there were four D Class

Austria, Second Republic. An Order of Leopold, II. Class Commander with War Decoration, Exhibition Example, by Rothe & Neffe, c. 1980 Archive Instituted in 1943 (in silvered(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Leopold Orden). Instituted January 7th, 1808. (c. 1980 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a red and white enamelled cross, the obverse medallion presenting the inscription FIA surrounded by a white ring inscribed Integritati et Merito, the reverse medallion featuring a white field inscribed opes Regum Cora Subdito Rum with the inscription surrounded by a gilded oak wreath, the cross suspended from a large