Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity It is constructed of a

It is constructed of a glossed card stock binding

Wound Badge in Black certificate

on a horizontally pierced ball and swivel ring for suspension from its shortened period original ribbon (with clear sticky tape on the reverse from previous collector mounting)

dated June 1974 (Volume 64

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity It is constructed of a(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse medallion featuring a white