Austria. A First War Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown, 2Nd Class With War Decoration And Swords, Third Period (1914-1918) certificate_of_authenticity Nickels returned to base

Nickels returned to base

each of the soldiers uniformly holding their rifles with both hands and pointing them skyward

glass face

Eisernes Korps (Iron Korps) Freikorps badge

18th Regiment

Austria. A First War Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown, 2Nd Class With War Decoration And Swords, Third Period (1914-1918) certificate_of_authenticity Nickels returned to baseAustria; First War Period. Multi piece construction, bronze gilt with red, green, white, blue and black enamels, maker marked "VM" (Vincent Mayer's Shne) and marked with a five pointed star denoting the award is constructed of bronze instead of gold, measuring 34. 7 (w) mm x 67. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, on a full length neck ribbon, missing its iron insert in the base crown, chipping evident in the green enamels on the wreath on