Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Vincenz Mayers Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The wreath and cockade measures

The wreath and cockade measures 75 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) overall

but with multiple stress rips in the rayon from handling

First Lieutenant in 1900 and appointed Captain of "E" Company in 1904

measuring 94 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

Two of the crew were seriously injured and went down with the aircraft

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Vincenz Mayers Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The wreath and cockade measures(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted 2 December 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloued enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a raised Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph I, with a double headed and black enameled Austrian imperial eagle joining the quadrants, its beaks clutching