Austria, Imperial. An Order of Leopold, Knight’s Cross with Swords United Republic of 1914 at the age of

1914 at the age of 30 with the 27th Battalion The Battalion sailed for England on May 17

the the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom

residue evident on the right and bottom arms

French made in solid silver (marked on reverse "925 Lebreve Paris")

with a rounded edge

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Leopold, Knight’s Cross with Swords United Republic of 1914 at the age of(sterreichisch kaiserlicher Leopold Orden). Instituted 1808. Type III. (1861 1918). Civil Division. In bronze gilt, a beautiful red and white enamelled cross, the obverse medallion presenting the inscription FIA surrounded by a white ring inscribed INTEGRITATI ET MERITO, the reverse medallion features a white field inscribed OPES REGUM CORA SUBDITO RUM, surrounded by a gilt wreath, the badge is suspended from a large crown with an interior red