Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Bronze Merit Medal, With Wd For Ladies Archive chipping evident in the green

chipping evident in the green enamels on the arms on both sides and on the centrepiece on the reverse

The organization was founded in 1900 by U

textbook example with all the features of maker Klein & Quenzer cross

A Sturmabteilung Gruppe-Mitte competition badge (1939)

It is stamped "H

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Knight’s Of Malta, Bronze Merit Medal, With Wd For Ladies Archive chipping evident in the green(Souverner Malteseorden Bronzene Verdienstmedaille). An oval bronze medal; the obverse with a Maltese cross in the centre of the medal, surrounded by a laurel wreath with berries; the reverse inscribed Equitum Melitensium (Latin Loosely translated, Guardian of the Maltese Order), surrounded by a laurel wreath with berries; on a loop for suspension from its period original ladies bowtie ribbon with a war decoration; measuring 36. 42 mm (w) x 49. 10 mm