Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 Auction Archive After shooting down 3 German

After shooting down 3 German balloons on 29

When Sergeant Glee observed eight enemy soldiers rushing his outpost from the front

for award to his soldiers in memory of their participation in the Befreiungskrieg of 1813-1814

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Knight's Cross First Class with Swords - in silver gilt and enamels

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 Auction Archive After shooting down 3 German(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Grokreuz). Reinstituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type III. Military Division. Of post war production, in bronze gilt, consisting of a highly detailed double headed crowned eagle clutching an orb and a sword on each claw, the chest bearing a central enamelled blue shield with gilded monogram of Franz I, flanked by two nicely enamelled green laurel branches with gilded edges, surmounted by an enamelled red