Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration United Republic of a Foreword by the author

a Foreword by the author

Gray" is possibly Henry Hamilton Gray

in uniform and with awards and baton clearly visible

COSTELLO R

3 mm x 86 mm)

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration United Republic of a Foreword by the author(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, 1. Klasse, mit Kriegsdekoration). Instituted 1914. Military Division. A Latin cross constructed of silver, with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse consisting of a central white enamelled medallion with a red enamelled red cross, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI (Latin For Country and Humanity) in silver gilt capital lettering, the arms of the cross enamelled with white enamels