A First War Period Austrian Military Order Of Maria Theresa By V. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity The upper and lower triangles

The upper and lower triangles sharing one colour

many of those rescued by the formation of a human chain

separation evident of the cotton backer throughout exposing the underlying support

who survived the ship wreck but would die a year later

A First War Period Austrian Military Order Of Maria Theresa By V. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity The upper and lower trianglesKnights Cross, in silver gilt and enamels, the last official WWI Model by maker V. Mayer's Shne (circa 1917 1918); cross measures 29. 9mm x 33. 0mm, marked VM on suspension arch, also marked on suspension arch A and with silver hallmark (suspension ribbon loop also marked A); a textbook example by this maker, with original ribbon as worn, in extremely fine condition, and very rare. Footnote: V. Mayer's Shne was a well known Austrian Imperial maker of