Austria, Empire. A Silver Civil Merit Cross, C.1815 Newly Listed though undoubtedly by Austrian maker

though undoubtedly by Austrian maker Rothe

Wilhelm Schulz (1906–1986)

Black wool upper and underside

Accompanied by its Award Document (to an Unteroffizier

Austria, Empire. A Silver Civil Merit Cross, C.1815 Newly Listed though undoubtedly by Austrian maker(Silbernes Civil Ehrenkreuz). Instituted 1815. A silver cross pattee; the obverse inscribed EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA, dated 1813 1814; the reverse inscribed GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC IMP AUG; on a broad loop for suspension from its later period ribbon (with a collectors tag attached to the reverse); measuring 29. 78 mm (w) x 29. 55 mm (h); weighing 10. 9 grams; overall very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin