Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, With Lower Grade War Decoration (Rothe Copy) Auction General Franco Escort Regiment S

General Franco Escort Regiment S

suspended from a hanger in gilt aluminum with red enamels with pinback

in the centre of which sits a swastika surrounded by the inscription “Der Deutschen Mutter” (The German Mother) over stylized sun rays emanating from the background

Dated 28 August 1939

46 mm x 47

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class, With Lower Grade War Decoration (Rothe Copy) Auction General Franco Escort Regiment S(Orden der Eisernen Krone 3. Klasse). Instituted on 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Post 1945 Copy. A Third Class Order of the Iron Crown constructed of gilded bronze, consists of the Lombard Iron Crown presenting green, red and white enamelled jewels, on which rests the two headed Austrian eagle with sword and orb, with a blue enamelled central shield showing on the obverse the imperial initial F and on the reverse the year 1815, the shield is