Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge With War Decoration, By Rothe Auction Army infantry

Army infantry

1 Canadian Guards at Picton

marked “FR” for “FR

For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty in action

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge With War Decoration, By Rothe Auction Army infantry(Souverner Malteseorden). A silver gilt Latin cross consisting of white enamels, with rounded ends, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT. BENE MERENTI (WELL MERITING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA), the reverse with a similar red enameled medallion, dated 1916, surrounded by a ring of white enamels depicting an