Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross Breast Star of Merit, c. 1950, by E. Gardino Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac better than very

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The exterior of the cover pages bears an array of full-coloured illustrations of various uniform insignia

a 1936/1937 Farmers’ Day badge

Regiment 919 of the 709th Grenadier Division

measuring 50 mm (w) x 63 mm (l)

Austria, Republic. An Order of the Knights of Malta, Grand Cross Breast Star of Merit, c. 1950, by E. Gardino Cravanzola consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac better than very(Souverner Ritter und Hospitalorden vom heiligen Johannes von Jerusalem von Rhodos und von Malta). Instituted circa 1099 (c. 1950 issue). Constructed of silver, silver gilt, and red and white enamels, consisting of a eight pointed star with five quills between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central cross with white enameled arms bearing a central red enameled medallion with a white enameled Maltese Cross, surrounded by a white ring of