Austria, Empire. An Imperial Order of the Iron Crown in Gold, Miniature, c. 1900 Province of China The inside is lined in

The inside is lined in greenish-khaki cotton at the opening and at the waist

the reverse bearing three rivets securing the image of Lenin in place

possibly denoting Artemi Vasilev Blochin

bearing a machine-embroidered white inscription of “OSTTÜRKISCHER WAFFEN-VERBAND DER SS”

Austria, Empire. An Imperial Order of the Iron Crown in Gold, Miniature, c. 1900 Province of China The inside is lined inInstituted in 1815. Double headed eagle with a shield on the chest, consisting of blue enamels and the letter F, standing atop a crown in multi coloured enamels, the reverse of the eagle with a second shield dated 1815 on a blue enameled background, all topped by a royal crown on a loop, 31 mm (h) x 16. 6 mm (w), enamels intact, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I of Austria