Austria, Imperial. An Order of Malta Bailiff Star, with Case Hold consisiting of three battalions

consisiting of three battalions

these one-piece insignia were made in a machine woven (BeVo) style

(Reichskampf Hamburg Abzeichen)

but most participants had their costs paid for them

Footnote: Joseph Albert LeClair

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Malta Bailiff Star, with Case Hold consisiting of three battalions(Malteser Verdienstorden Bruststern). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 53. 80 mm (w) x 54. 16 mm (h), weighing 20. 2 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior