Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, By Rothe, C.1900 Newly Listed a strap on the underside

a strap on the underside of the left collar

33 mm x 990 mm

flanked by wings

A bomb dropped by a Japanese plane struck the ship

75 inch long

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, By Rothe, C.1900 Newly Listed a strap on the underside(Orden der Eisernen Krone, Stern der Ritter I. Klasse). Re established in 1815. (Issued 1877 1918). An eight pointed silver star with jewel cut faceted rays, the obverse with a central Gold medallion with a sun ray pattern depicting a miniature Iron Crown in Gold and multi coloured enamels, surrounded by a broad ring of blue enamels, inscribed AVITA ET AUCTA (Inherit and Multiply) in Gold capital letters, with a laurel and oak bushel in Gold below,