Austria, Empire. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Grand Cross, By Gebruder Resch, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity the men of the battalion

the men of the battalion had achieved all their objectives

Friedrich Franz II died in 1883

inscribed "Fondée en 1888 / Siège Social 1bis Rue Vaneau

with comparable inscriptions in Japanese to those used on the obverse in German

each medal suspended via their period original ribbons

Austria, Empire. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Grand Cross, By Gebruder Resch, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity the men of the battalionAn 1860 Austrian Order of Franz Joseph in Gold; Grand Cross Finely crafted in 18 K Gold and enamels, maker marked "GR" (Gebruder Resch) on the ring, of very fine quality manufacture, 37 mm x 67. 7 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, on new full length replacement sash, top arm of the "F" on "FJ" has broken off, near extremely fine.