Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With Small Commander Decoration, By Rotzet & Fischmeister, C.1918 Hold so Beautiful

so Beautiful

on a silver cross base

as cited in the London Gazette 30622 on April 10

21 mm x 23

Imperial Service Medal to Railways and Canals - George V (GEORGE COOPER)

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order, Knight’s Cross With Small Commander Decoration, By Rotzet & Fischmeister, C.1918 Hold so Beautiful(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz mit Kommandeur Kriegsdekoration). Type III Issued 1914 1918. A cross pattee constructed of bronze gilt with red and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit); the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Opes regum corda