Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With War Decoration, C.1915 United Republic of 1944 and 1945

1944 and 1945

The dagger comes with a red felt insert in the tang and measures 318 mm in length

with very good bronze finish

three in the Regular Force and one in the primary reserve

" (Remarkable in One Man) below

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With War Decoration, C.1915 United Republic of 1944 and 1945(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1914. Military Division. In silver, a red and white enamelled cross, the obverse medallion featuring a red enamelled cross on white enamel field, surrounded by the inscription PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI, a green enamelled wreath sits on the arms surrounding the medallion, the reverse 9 and 3 oclock arms are engraved 1864 1914, two J prongs from the 12 and 6 oclock arm, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf)