Austria, Empire. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross with Small Officer Insignia and War Decoration, c. 1916 certificate_of_authenticity and receiving the Eastern Front

and receiving the Eastern Front Medal on August 10

wreathed anchors

with a crowned double-headed Imperial eagle bearing a shield of its breast

died in 1851

he was assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment in London on January 25

Austria, Empire. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross with Small Officer Insignia and War Decoration, c. 1916 certificate_of_authenticity and receiving the Eastern Front(Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted December 2nd, 1849. (c. 1916 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, a red enameled cross with a black enameled double headed eagle, holding a chain in its mouth with the inscription Viribus Unitis, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion featuring the initials FJ, the reverse medallion presents the institution year 1849, suspended from a partially enameled gilded swivel crown and its period original