Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, With Lower Grade War Decoration (Rothe Copy) GTRexclude Type IV (1914-1918)

Type IV (1914-1918)

a central strip of fine gold-coloured piping with two gilt stars affixed

the obverse shows the crowned royal cypher of Wilhelm I over the inscription “Dem siegreichen Heere” (“To the victorious army”)

contact marks and surface wear on the face and chest of the figure on the reverse

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, With Lower Grade War Decoration (Rothe Copy) GTRexclude Type IV (1914-1918)(Orden der Eisernen Krone 3. Klasse). Instituted on 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Post 1945 Copy. A Third Class Order of the Iron Crown constructed of gilded bronze, consists of the Lombard Iron Crown presenting green, red and white enamelled jewels, on which rests the two headed Austrian eagle with sword and orb, with a blue enamelled central shield showing on the obverse the imperial initial F and on the reverse the year 1815, the shield is