Austria, Republic. An Order of Merit to the Republic of Austria, Officer’s Cross with Case, by Souval Newly Listed with a strong interest in

with a strong interest in history and bonistics (the study of the collecting of paper money and banknotes)

A mixed lot of wartime correspondence consisting of six letters and eight postcards from the estate of Lilli Groh

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

a tongue attached to the underside

catch previously repaired

Austria, Republic. An Order of Merit to the Republic of Austria, Officer’s Cross with Case, by Souval Newly Listed with a strong interest inInstituted 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.