Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity occupying a small dugout just

occupying a small dugout just West of Cherisy

and is commemorated on page 326 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

76mm x 41mm

attached to the 3rd Reserve Battalion

with moderate to the interior liner of the lid from where the eagle makes contact with the case

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By Wilhelm Kunz, C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity occupying a small dugout just(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden, Ritterkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Issued 1914 1918. Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a gilded and enameled Habsburg style imperial eagle overlaid by a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, with a central white medallion bearing gilt initials of FJ, the eagles mouths clutching chains bearing a gilded inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED STRENGTH), the