Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive 1st Class (silvered tombac

1st Class (silvered tombac

fabricated from light red nylon

with recipient’s (leader of this Sportverein) name engraved on reverse (Fritz Wirriger)

and GRV Memorial Cross (767161 Spr

1917 in Mobile

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive 1st Class (silvered tombac(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on January 8, 1808 by Franz I. (Type III, Issued 1914 1918). A cross pattee constructed of Gold with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae in Gold, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit) in Gold, the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed