Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration For The Merit Of The Republic, Type I Grand Star, By Anton Rietterer, C.1930 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as with a

as well as with a single turquoise ball on-top of the eight-pointed star

Footnote: Private A

the shoulders adored with shoulder straps composed of a single thick strand of gold-coloured bullion wire

Issued 1915

A Small Portrait Photo of Eduard 'Edu' Neumann - (5 June 1911 – 9 August 2004) was a German Luftwaffe Officer and commanded the famous Jagdgeschwader 27 ‘Afrika’ during the North African Campaign from 1941 to 1943

Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration For The Merit Of The Republic, Type I Grand Star, By Anton Rietterer, C.1930 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as with aInstituted October 4, 1922. Type II (1924 1934). A five armed star in silver bear a cross hatched pattern and feathered edges, the obverse center features a red enamelled cross in silver gilt, the reverse features a unique Y pronged pin, with makers cartouche in the center denoting Anton Rietterer, measures 74. 6mm (w) x 73. 1mm (h), weighs 44. 0 grams, lovely patina, a scarce decoration, in extremely fine condition.