Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, Order Pro Merito Melitensi, Grand Cross Badge, C.1920 Hold constructed of a heavy field-grey

constructed of a heavy field-grey wool twill

with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M9/4” for the same maker

he was mobilized with the 31st Regiment

flanked by two Falange symbols

Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, Order Pro Merito Melitensi, Grand Cross Badge, C.1920 Hold constructed of a heavy field-greyInstituted 1920. A gilded silvered Maltese Cross in white enamel, the centre medallion presents a white enamelled Maltese Cross over a red enamel central field, circumscribed by a ring of white enamel, inscribed MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (Military Order of Merit), the reverse with a red enameled medallion with a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel, measures 42. 08 mm (w) x 64. 24 mm (h inclusive of Imperial