Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal Hold serving as Military Secretary at

serving as Military Secretary at Headquarters until 1917

1888 in Ilfracome

inscribed "371 Postkartenvertrieb W

red enamelled centrepiece with a gilt lion

Navy Cross on the ribbon in the case

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal Hold serving as Military Secretary atIn bronze gilt, unmarked, 36. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), original ribbon, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on April 24 1912 by Decree 1879 of the Sovereign Council of the Order, having been proposed by Prince von Thun and Hohenstein, then Principal and Grand Master of the Order, in response to the work of members of the Order in the relief of suffering following the catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave in