Austria, Imperial. A Red Cross Honour Medal, Ii Class With War Decoration, By Rudolf Souval Hold 301mm(w) x 47

301mm(w) x 47

“Le Havre”

27 mm x 44

This particular belt with buckle is illustrated in black and white on page 113 and in colour on page 633 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

wherein before the filling of the cavity of the casting mold with molten metal

Austria, Imperial. A Red Cross Honour Medal, Ii Class With War Decoration, By Rudolf Souval Hold 301mm(w) x 47(sterreichisches Rotes Kreuz Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 17 August 1914 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, with a central white enameled shield bearing a red enameled Geveva Cross, flanked by raised angels and above an inscription of PATRIAE ET