Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class With War Decoration & Swords, By Vincent Mayer, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity oval version

oval version

The blue leather washer at the crossguard junction remains supple

very fine conduit

marked “Karlsruhe” and numbered “725” on the reverse

This feat earned him the Prussian Order of the Crown (4th Class with Swords)

Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class With War Decoration & Swords, By Vincent Mayer, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity oval version(Orden der Eisernen Krone Ordenszeichen III Klasse, mit Schwertern). Issued 1914 1918. Multi piece construction of bronze gilt, with red, green, white, blue and black enamels; consisting of a double headed eagle with crossed swords above their heads, with a shield on the chest of the eagle, consisting of blue enamels and the letter F, with a crown in its talons and multi coloured enamels, with a green enameled open ended laurel wreath denoting a war