Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 visually-hidden hairline cracks in the enamels

hairline cracks in the enamels of the upper arm

ARIBA and unveiled by General Sir Francis Festing

(Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada)

Filip Dobrečić

A German Red Cross Decoration Type II (1934-1937) - First Class neck cross

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 visually-hidden hairline cracks in the enamels(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type I. (Issued 1849 1914). An excellent quality 18K Gold cross with red enamelled arms, with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enamelled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central