Descending from each loop is a strap constructed of slate-grey doeskin
The panels of the white felt band on either side are both adorned with a branch consisting of four clusters of oak leaves and acorns in rolled copper wire
After 15 years of research the author has collected the biographic details of all the Southern Africa V
Reichs Jugendtag stick pin
silver gilt and exquisite enamels with no chipping and very minimal contact
Austria, Empire. A Rare Military Order Of Maria Theresia In Gold, Grand Cross, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity Descending from each loop is(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted on June 18, 1757 by Empress Maria Theresia. (Issued 1757 1918). An officially issued Grand Cross, constructed of 18Kt. GOLD and enamels, in the form of a Genfer Kreuz (Geneva Cross) with waved arm finials, the obverse with a round central medallion depicting the Austrian national colors (red white red) in enamels, surrounded by a broad ring of white enamels, inscribed FORTITUDINI (Fortitude) in GOLD capital