Austria, Empire. A Franz Joseph Order, Knight’s Cross, By Rothe, C.1917 Auction Archive original ribbon sewn in place

original ribbon sewn in place to a bar with ball finials at either end

representative of the Deutsches Jungvolk (DJ = Junior Hitler Youth) sewn in place

1941 he flew 5 minesweeper missions off the coast of Greece and during the Battle of Crete

8 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension

Austria, Empire. A Franz Joseph Order, Knight’s Cross, By Rothe, C.1917 Auction Archive original ribbon sewn in place(Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted 2. 12. 1849 by Kaiser Franz Joseph. (Issued 1914 1918). A bronze gilt Byzantine cross with broad ends, with a double headed crowned black enameled eagle in gilt bronze, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed FJ in gilt, along with a multi link chain suspended from the eagles mouth with letters attached, spelling VIRIBUS UNITIS (United Strength), the reverse of the cross with a central white