Austria, Empire. An Order of Elisabeth, Medal Grade, c. 1900 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic topped by an inscription of

topped by an inscription of “KUBAN” and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and flanked by a date of “1943”

Post 1945 Manufactured Copies

when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL)

reverse illustrating the Legion of Honour in the centre

Austria, Empire. An Order of Elisabeth, Medal Grade, c. 1900 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic topped by an inscription of(Elisabeth Orden, Ordensmedaille). Instituted September 17th, 1898. (c. 1900 issue). A round medal constructed of silver, on a pierced ball and swivel loop suspension, the obverse depicting a cross with roses between the arms in the quadrants of the cross, the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Elisabeth, the reverse inscribed with the cypher of Elisabeth decorated with flowers, suspended from a period original ladys ribbon with a horizontal