Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Ii Class, With Iii Class War Decoration By Rothe Newly Listed Defence Medal (176002 C

Defence Medal (176002 C

obverse illustrating the Hungarian coat-of-arms

large white numbers with black drop shadows

The interior is completed by dual zink buttons stitched into the collar

maker marked “RZM M1/34” for Karl Wurster of Lüdenscheid on the reverse

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Ii Class, With Iii Class War Decoration By Rothe Newly Listed Defence Medal (176002 C(Orden der Eisernen Krone 2. Klasse). Instituted on 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type 3. (1914 1918 Issue). A Wartime II Class Order of the Iron Crown, c. 1918, constructed of gilded bronze, consists of the Lombard Iron Crown presenting green, red and white enamelled jewels, on which rests the two headed Austrian eagle with sword and orb, with a blue enamelled central shield showing on the obverse the imperial initial F and on the reverse the year