Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Cross, C. 1916 Buy Now 5 mm x 55 mm

5 mm x 55 mm

MORBIDVCCI" on the obverse

and Victory Medal (14474 PTE

vertical pinback (slightly corroded)

Initially it was planned to have five grades and a Necklace but subsequently four grades and Grand and Lesser Necklace were formed and in 1908 a Grand Cross was added

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Knights Of Malta, Merit Cross, C. 1916 Buy Now 5 mm x 55 mm(Souverner Malteserorden Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enameled arms, he obverse with a central red enameled medallion bearing a white enameled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse with an analogous red enameled medallion with a gilt date of 1916,