Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity "by reason of reduced requirements

"by reason of reduced requirements - transferred to General Section of the Reserve Class "E"

the blue enamels on the centrepiece rings unaffected

was born on January 2

maker marked LDO on interior lid

measuring 52 mm (w) x 76

Austria, Empire. An Iron Crown Order, Iii Class, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity "by reason of reduced requirementsType I, measuring 25. 4 mm x 46. 0 mm, constructed of silver, covered completely with thin plate of Gold (not gold plated), centers enameled, crown below partially enameled, slightly worn, in very fine condition and very rare. Footnote: this method of covering silver (other metals) in thin sheet of gold was achieved by artisan slowly hammering thin sheet of gold around the object until the gold covering took a shape of the object; needless to say, a