Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Commander With War Decoration & Swords (Rothe Copy) Newly Listed mounted to a silvered aluminum

mounted to a silvered aluminum wings base and surmounted by a gilt crown

but with the barrel hinge and flat wire catch remaining

suspended bar with an ornate insignia

He was subsequently invalided "sick" from Antwerp to England and was posted to the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot at Seaford

all suspended from a medal bar constructed of period original ribbons - The 1870-1871 Commemorative medal with an Orleans and Paris campaign clasp

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Commander With War Decoration & Swords (Rothe Copy) Newly Listed mounted to a silvered aluminum(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden mit Schwertern). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Post 1945 Manufacture. Rothe Copy. In bronze gilt, a hollow four armed cross with red enamels and gilded edges, presenting richly detailed enameled black double headed crowned eagle, clutching a length of chain with Order motto of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) inscribed in gilded bronze, with a central white enamelled medallion