Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive 1917 in Mobile

1917 in Mobile

4 grams inclusive of ribbon

nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) and artillery fire

189th Infantry Brigade Plaque (brass

with recipient’s (leader of this Sportverein) name engraved on reverse (Fritz Wirriger)

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive 1917 in Mobile(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on January 8, 1808 by Franz I. (Type III, Issued 1914 1918). A cross pattee constructed of Gold with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae in Gold, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit) in Gold, the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed