Austria, Republic. A Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, I Class Grand Commander, by W. Reitterer Newly Listed measures 16 mm (w) x

measures 16 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

when a decree restricted its award solely to members of the Italian military

the obverse depicting a national eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons on a raised pebbled dome

The exterior is fully circumscribed by a light brown cotton strap

Austria, Republic. A Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, I Class Grand Commander, by W. Reitterer Newly Listed measures 16 mm (w) x(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Republic sterreich). 1952 Present. Also called the Gold Grand Decoration of Honour. A Gold Grade Grand Commander Set consisting of a star and a cross; The Cross in the shape of a Maltese cross constructed of silvered bronze with white and red enamels, suspended from an Austrian coat of arms, surrounded by the coat of arms of all nine states in enamels, reverse plain, measuring 49. 02 mm (w) x 68. 79 mm (h inclusive