An Austrian Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold; Commander’s Neck Cross By V. Mayer; Circa 1900 Archive mounted to a suspension bar

mounted to a suspension bar with swing bar pinback

packet near mint

dark patina on the WM

transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on October 7th

An Austrian Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold; Commander’s Neck Cross By V. Mayer; Circa 1900 Archive mounted to a suspension barThis is a very fine quality Order of Franz Joseph in gold; commanders neck cross; circa 1900 period manufacture; skillfully crafted in 18k gold and black and red enamels; the obverse with a beautifully detailed double headed Austrian eagle with a centered four armed cross in red enamels with gold outlines; in the center of the cross a white porcelain disc with FJ (Franz Josef) in 18k gold; ring hallmarked VM (V. Mayer, Wien) along with Gensenkopf 3A