Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) and artillery

nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) and artillery fire

1st Class (silvered tombac

his assignments as put in the Wehrpaß are indecipherable

4 grams inclusive of ribbon

with recipient’s (leader of this Sportverein) name engraved on reverse (Fritz Wirriger)

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 Auction Archive nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) and artillery(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on January 8, 1808 by Franz I. (Type III, Issued 1914 1918). A cross pattee constructed of Gold with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae in Gold, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit) in Gold, the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed