Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive weighing 17 grams

weighing 17 grams

The record of his honorable service will be preserved in the archives of the American Expeditionary Forces

was left a widow with two children

dated "1902" and marked "CORONATION MEDAL" on the lid

felt lined medal bed

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive weighing 17 grams(Souverner Malteseorden). A silver gilt Latin cross consisting of white enamels, with rounded ends; the obverse with a central red enameled medallion depicting a white enameled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Latin Military Order of Merit); the reverse with a similar red enameled medallion, dated 1916 surrounded by a ring of white enamels depicting an open ended wreath; on a loop