Austria, Empire. An Exceptional Military Order of Maria Theresia, Museum Exhibition Example, by C.F. Rothe, c. 1955 Archive gilt wear and tape residue

gilt wear and tape residue evident on the obverse

measuring 170 mm (w) x 98 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface

In die-stamped aluminum alloy

circumscribing the firm’s classic squirrel logo

and signed in blue ink by the Commanding General and Commander in the Field Air Gau XXX (Belgrade)

Austria, Empire. An Exceptional Military Order of Maria Theresia, Museum Exhibition Example, by C.F. Rothe, c. 1955 Archive gilt wear and tape residue(Militr Maria Theresien Orden). Instituted June 18th, 1757. (c. 1955 issue modeled after the Grand Cross, Type II., Issued between 1860 and 1918). An exceptional quality Museum Exhibition Example of a cased Military Order of Maria Theresia, consisting of: 1. The Sash Badge. Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a white enameled Geneva Cross with slightly waved arm finials, the obverse with a round central medallion presenting the Austrian