An Austrian Red Cross Decoration; 1St Class By Rothe Archive while the pommel is fashioned

while the pommel is fashioned in the form of an eagle's head

that his "Wound healed

About now artillery opened fire on the Confederate forces

when he with another soldier and had a shell expoded next to them during a German bombardment

maker marked "JISOVAL WIEN" on the buttonhole attachment

An Austrian Red Cross Decoration; 1St Class By Rothe Archive while the pommel is fashionedAn Austrian Red Cross Decoration; 1st Class by Rothe In silver and enamels, 47. 3mm(width) x 61mm, with makers mark FR (Rothe, Wien), also silver hallmarked (on the suspension arch), loom marked AA, textbook example, circa 1915 17, mounted on a full length of original neck ribbon, soiled, no chipping to enamels, uncleaned for a long time, in extremely fine condition. A fine quality uncleaned example.