Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive the 1904 Type III version

the 1904 Type III version

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

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

a synthetic protective tab stitched in place behind the clip

Silvered feinzink

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Merit Neck Badge Archive the 1904 Type III version(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