Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 Auction Archive Schleich had his crewman bandage

Schleich had his crewman bandage his wound while still in the air and then continued to complete his assignment

After shooting down 3 German balloons on 29

very fine (with award document

suspended from a silver gilt structure composed of arabesques

Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Grand Cross, By Rothe, C. 1965 Auction Archive Schleich had his crewman bandage(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Grokreuz). Reinstituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type III. Military Division. Of post war production, in bronze gilt, consisting of a highly detailed double headed crowned eagle clutching an orb and a sword on each claw, the chest bearing a central enamelled blue shield with gilded monogram of Franz I, flanked by two nicely enamelled green laurel branches with gilded edges, surmounted by an enamelled red