Austria, Imperial. A Leopold Order Knight’s Cross Document With Original Signature Of Franz I, 1817 certificate_of_authenticity He was promoted to the

He was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS on on June 10

like the "Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service" and the notorious Nuremberg Laws in September 1935

Bonn am Rhein on reverse

which includes the fluted spike (with six ventilation holes and an ornate design at the base)

oak leaf cluster on its original ribbon with brooch pinback)

Austria, Imperial. A Leopold Order Knight’s Cross Document With Original Signature Of Franz I, 1817 certificate_of_authenticity He was promoted to theThe Leopold Order Knights Cross (Kleinkreuz) certificate is named to Joseph Prochhazka, Gubernialrath (councillor in a provincial government) and Kreishauptmann (district captain). Dated to February 22, 1817 and signed in black ink by Franz I of Austria (formerly Franz II, last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire). Measuring 705 mm (w) x 545 mm (h), presenting three folding creases, light overall warping, and localised thinning of the parchment in a few