Austria, Imperial. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With War Decoration, Multiple Award Bar, & Swords, By C.f. Rothe, C.1917 United Republic of slight loss to the gilt

slight loss to the gilt of the swords

born Jan 29th

with button-hole for uniform attachment

Footnote: The medal was awarded to commemorate the visit of Marshal Josef Broz Tito to India and Burma

Stitched into the pocket liners are two white-coloured cotton ribbons with snap buttons

Austria, Imperial. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With War Decoration, Multiple Award Bar, & Swords, By C.f. Rothe, C.1917 United Republic of slight loss to the gilt(sterreichisch kaiserlicher Leopold Orden, Ritterkreuz). Instituted on 8 January 1808. Type III. (1914 1918 Issue). A bronze gilt Leopold Cross (a cross patte with slightly concave ends to the arms) with red enamelled arms bordered in white enamel, the obverse centre presents the initials FIA, circumscribed by the inscription INTEGRITATE ET MERITO (INTEGRITY AND MERIT) over a ring of white enamel, the reverse centre presents a central medallion