Austria, Empire. An Order of Elisabeth, Medal Grade, c. 1900 Province of China with olive drab finish

with olive drab finish

two-piece construction - badge in silvered tombac with a silvered wreath and patinated eagle

(Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918 mit Schwertern)

with an added vertical pinback

very attractive and extremely rare

Austria, Empire. An Order of Elisabeth, Medal Grade, c. 1900 Province of China with olive drab finish(Elisabeth Orden, Ordensmedaille). Instituted September 17th, 1898. (c. 1900 issue). A round medal constructed of silver, on a pierced ball and swivel loop suspension, the obverse depicting a cross with roses between the arms in the quadrants of the cross, the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Elisabeth, the reverse inscribed with the cypher of Elisabeth decorated with flowers, suspended from a period original ladys ribbon with a horizontal