Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China the obverse consisting of a

the obverse consisting of a SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Measuring 210 mm (w) x 310 mm (h)

Instituted 25 June 1902 by Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst

manufacturer's card of issue)

Austria, Imperial. Order of the Knights of Malta, I Class Merit Cross Province of China the obverse consisting of a(Souverner Malteseorden I. Klasse Verdienstkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an Anchor Cross with white enamelled arms, the obverse with a central red enamelled medallion bearing a white enamelled Maltese cross, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of MIL. ORDO EQUITUM MELIT BENE MERENTI (MILITARY ORDER OF MERIT), the reverse medallion featuring a white