Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross United Republic of In bronze gilt with white

In bronze gilt with white enamel arms and blue enameled center

The Small Operations Group

measuring 89 mm in diameter x 90 mm (h)

the strips overlying a ribbed rosette in red

light wear and soiling evident on the exterior

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross United Republic of In bronze gilt with white(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). In silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), reverse medallion featuring a white maltese cross on a red