Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Hold stitched to a black cotton

stitched to a black cotton backer

character inscription in the centre spread

He also spoke French

a 1926 Day of Labour badge

usually found with enamel damages

Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Hold stitched to a black cotton(Armeekreuz 1813 1814) Instituted 1814. A straight armed cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and lacquer, the obverse reads GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC IMP AUG (A GRATEFUL PRINCE AND COUNTRY, FRANCIS, EMPEROR), the reverse reads EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII MDCCCXIV (EUROPES LIBERTY ASSERTED), both the obverse and reverse are pebbled, a laurel wreath lays in the quadrants between the arms, with elongated suspension ring, measuring 27. 50