Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross United Republic of the strips overlying a ribbed

the strips overlying a ribbed rosette in red

who held a rank of distinction

Accompanied by his Identification Tag (bakelite

any provenance known

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross United Republic of the strips overlying a ribbed(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). In silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, 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), reverse medallion featuring a white maltese cross on a red