Austria, Imperial. A Memorial Cross For Kaiser And King Franz Joseph, 2Nd Class, C.1916 United Republic of it later proved to be

it later proved to be an inaccurate assessment

It was the Fascist party enforcement arm

with short length (aprox

Cord is fabricated from fine aluminum wire wrapped around a white cotton core

lightly dented

Austria, Imperial. A Memorial Cross For Kaiser And King Franz Joseph, 2Nd Class, C.1916 United Republic of it later proved to beAn example of an Imperial Austrian Memorial Cross for Kaiser Franz Joseph I Second Class Erinnerungskreuz an Kaiser und Knig Franz Joseph I Zweite Klasse; constructed of silver and silvered bronze; the obverse consisting of a cross pattee, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the cross and laurel leaves bordering the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silvered bronze medallion depicting the rightward facing bust of Franz Joseph,