Austria, Empire. A German Knight’s Order, Marian Knight's Cross, by Rothe Hold that he was married and

that he was married and that his trade was that of Professor of Engineering

cavalry on horseback

measuring 127 mm (w) x 188 mm (l)

with a functional push button set into the reverse connecting to a clip which emanates from the ricasso to release the scabbard lock

the obverse overlaid by an Ordnungspolizei insignia

Austria, Empire. A German Knight’s Order, Marian Knight's Cross, by Rothe Hold that he was married and(Marianer Kreuz des Deutschen Ritterordens). A fine example of this decoration, in silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Latin Cross with black and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled Geneva Cross on a white enameled medallion, surrounded by a ring of black enamel bearing an inscription of ORDO TEUT HUMANITATI (TEUTONIC HUMANITARIAN ORDER), the reverse with a white enameled medallion bearing a date of 1871,