Only officers of the Legion dHonneur could become a commander in this order and only commanders of the Legion dHonneur could be Commanders or Officers of this order
Department of National Defence
” His son is described in the right box as “Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Pittel
the number of members of the order for 3rd Class alive at a given time was 6
An Army belt buckle by Gebr
Austria, Imperial. A Pair Of Military Merit Medals certificate_of_authenticity Only officers of the Legion(Militr Verdienstmedaille). A pair of Military Merit Medals, including a Medal with War Decoration, constructed of silver, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE) inside of an oak and laurel leaf wreath, with crown suspension and period original tri fold ribbon with clasp and magnetic metal hook and loop, unmarked, measuring