Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Officer’s Cross With War Decoration, By Vincenz Mayer’s Söhne, C.1910 GTRexclude the reverse with a central

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt in silver gilt numbers

He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

mothing evident on the reverse

is a Papal order of knighthood founded on June 17

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Officer’s Cross With War Decoration, By Vincenz Mayer’s Söhne, C.1910 GTRexclude the reverse with a central(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden, Offizierskreuz). Instituted in 1901 by Kaiser Franz Joseph. (Issued 1901 1918). A bronze gilt cross with double headed crowned Habsburg style imperial eagle with black enameled feathering, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed FJ, along with chains and VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED STRENGTH) inscribed in raised gilt lettering, topped with a partially enameled gilt crown fastened to the twelve oclock