Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Hold Neck Badge: Rhodium-plated copper and

Neck Badge: Rhodium-plated copper and zinc alloy with white enamels

with original envelope from 1937 (250x351mm

five in bronze

copy of purchase slip from his daughter

maker marked “RZM 46” for “Alfred Stubbe

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph In Gold, Miniature, C.1900 Hold Neck Badge: Rhodium-plated copper and(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden). Founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1849. Type I (1849 1914). Of excellent quality manufacture, a superb miniature constructed of Gold, displaying an enameled black double head imperial Eagle, holding a Gold chain with the Latin inscription Viribus Unitis (United Strength), superimposed by a pleasant enameled red four armed cross, with obverse centre in white enamel featuring the initials