Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By Wilhelm Kunz, C. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac hand-engraved with the number 17839

hand-engraved with the number 17839

with machine embroidered script “Afrika” in grey threading

Constructed of hand embroidered golden yellow celleon threads on a navy blue wool base

(Eisenbahner Abzeichen)

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By Wilhelm Kunz, C. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac hand-engraved with the number 17839(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted in 1849. Type II. (1914 1918). Military Division. In bronze gilt, an order of Franz Joseph, a red enamelled cross with a double headed eagle in each quadrant, holding a chain which sits in front of the arms and reads VIRIBUS UNITIS, the obverse medallion with the initials FJ on a white enamelled field, the reverse bears the date 1849, surmounted by a crown with red interior cap, marked on