Austria, Republic. An Order of Merit to the Republic of Austria, Officer’s Cross with Case, by Souval Newly Listed catch previously repaired

catch previously repaired

a tongue attached to the underside

the remaining fourth photo illustrating a group of seventeen

the obverse with a full laurel wreath along the edge with a second pattern Red Cross eagle in the centre

Austria, Republic. An Order of Merit to the Republic of Austria, Officer’s Cross with Case, by Souval Newly Listed catch previously repairedInstituted 1922. In silver with white enamels, reverse bearing a single vertical pin marked J. SOUVAL WIEN, measures 47. 2mm (w) x 54. 6 mm (h), enamels intact, in better than extremely fine condition. Contained in the original case of issue, a red textured exterior bearing the insignia on the lid, interior with a creme coloured silk lid marked RUDOLF SOUVAL, with a black velvet recessed medalbed in the base, measures 83. 7 mm (w) x 93. 1 mm (l) x 25.