Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 Republic of with a sheet metal hinge

with a sheet metal hinge and a C-shaped catch

The helmet is crafted out of a single sheet of molybdenum steel (magnetic) with original dark apple-green paint on the interior and exterior of the helmet

the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch

as used in the insignia of Members of the Order

to be attached via the three holes in the badge

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 Republic of with a sheet metal hinge(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted in 1849. Type II (1914 1918). Civil Division. In bronze gilt, featuring a red enamelled cross with a black enamelled eagle in each quadrant, a chain in the birds mouth that features the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS, the central medallion features the initials FJ on a white enamelled field, the reverse medallion presents the year 1849, the cross is surmounted by a crown, marked with a star