An Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown In Gold By Rothe; Third Class With Case Auction The obverse of the blade

The obverse of the blade is engraved with the inscription "Arbeit adelt"

an additional hole in the grip butting the crossguard on the obverse

but then discharged in early 1939 based on his age

Army Corps

along with green surface oxidation

An Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown In Gold By Rothe; Third Class With Case Auction The obverse of the bladeA circa 1906 fine quality Austrian Order of the Iron Crown Third Class (Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone); constructed of a Gold imperial double headed eagle, double hallmarked on the ring and below the crown "FR" (Rothe) and with Gemsenkopf mark for 18Kt. Gold; eagle with a shield on its chest in blue enamels and the letter F, with a crown in its talons in multicoloured enamels and with its magnetic interior ring within the crown; the reverse of