Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Hold Of French manufacture In silver

Of French manufacture In silver gilt

George V (341143 Gnr

it was originally worn as a brooch at the neck

a 1926 Day of Labour badge

stitched to a black cotton backer

Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Hold Of French manufacture In silver(Armeekreuz 1813 1814) Instituted 1814. A straight armed cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and lacquer, the obverse reads GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC IMP AUG (A GRATEFUL PRINCE AND COUNTRY, FRANCIS, EMPEROR), the reverse reads EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII MDCCCXIV (EUROPES LIBERTY ASSERTED), both the obverse and reverse are pebbled, a laurel wreath lays in the quadrants between the arms, with elongated suspension ring, measuring 27. 50