Austria, First Republic. A 1922-1938 Issue Austrian Merit Order, Knight’s Cross certificate_of_authenticity 81 mm x 107 mm

81 mm x 107 mm inclusive of crown suspension

three clasps: Cape Colony

In stamped brass with silvered brass centre insignia affixed by 3 prongs

” for Gottfried Loos on reverse

the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch

Austria, First Republic. A 1922-1938 Issue Austrian Merit Order, Knight’s Cross certificate_of_authenticity 81 mm x 107 mmA fine example of an Ehrenzeichen fr die Verdienste um die Republik sterreich Ritterkreuz; a silver white enameled Seipels cross; the obverse and reverse with fine quality enamels; suspended from a period original tri fold ribbon; measuring 29. 96 mm (w) x 31. 73 mm (h); weighing 17. 9 grams with its ribbon; with only faint contact marks on the enamels, but without cracks or chips of any kind, in virtually mint condition. This offering is a part of