Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s Star in Gold, by V. Mayer & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity with a stamp of the

with a stamp of the seal of his office on the bottom right courner

This very unusual grouping of awards was recently obtained from the family in Germany

The Navy would award USS Sailfish nine battle stars for action during the Second World War

and overlaid by a central Reichsbahn insignia consisting of a winged wheel over top of a hollow background

the side pages exhibiting a moisture mark

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s Star in Gold, by V. Mayer & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity with a stamp of the(Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. A silver star consisting of eight clusters of faceted rays in the arms, the obverse superimposed insignia in 18K Gold features a red enamelled cross with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enameled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at