Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock

or that she suffered some sort of catastrophic internal explosion in number one boiler room

Measuring 210 mm (w) x 310 mm (h)

the obverse consisting of a SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China chipping evident in the white(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled 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 medallion featuring a white