The Imperial Order of Franz Joseph

Knight's Cross, 57x32 mm., GOLD with red enameled arms, flanked by the black enameled imperial eagle holding a chain in the beaks, with the motto “VIRIBUS UNITIS”; white enameled centre medallion, with the emperor’s cipher “FJ”; reverse medallion bearing the institution’s date “1849” on white enamel and hinged, polished gold border; hinged, Imperial crown with red enameled inner cap and enameled crown’s “jewels”; link ring struck with “Gebrüder Resch, Vienna” gold marks, typical, suspension ring and correct, crimson­red ribbon. A superb old cross, in best codition! I