Austria, Empire. A Rare Military Order Of Maria Theresia In Gold, Grand Cross, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity The movement was granted the

The movement was granted the patronage of the International Committee of the Red Cross

obverse illustrating four large daggers

along with sixteen pages of black and white photographs inserted at various intervals throughout the book

It could be awarded to wounded soldiers

Austria, Empire. A Rare Military Order Of Maria Theresia In Gold, Grand Cross, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity The movement was granted the(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted on June 18, 1757 by Empress Maria Theresia. (Issued 1757 1918). An officially issued Grand Cross, constructed of 18Kt. GOLD and enamels, in the form of a Genfer Kreuz (Geneva Cross) with waved arm finials, the obverse with a round central medallion depicting the Austrian national colors (red white red) in enamels, surrounded by a broad ring of white enamels, inscribed FORTITUDINI (Fortitude) in GOLD capital