Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Newly Listed chipping evident in the blue

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the top lion on the shield

mounted to a silver gilt ten-pointed star

1901 in Tennessee

constructed of carstock

as mentioned in the Supplement to the London Gazette 37038 of Tuesday

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Newly Listed chipping evident in the blue(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). In silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), reverse medallion featuring a white maltese cross on a red