Austria, Empire. A Franz Joseph Order, Commander Cross, By Vincent Mayer, C. 1918 Archive the son of Charles Oakly

the son of Charles Oakly Brimer and Mary Bow Brimer

all mounted onto medal bar using period original ribbons

24 mm (h) and weighing 17

and rare version with wreath in Cupal

Captain Gibbons' fight to obtain reinstatement to active duty was aided by former President Theodore Roosevelt

Austria, Empire. A Franz Joseph Order, Commander Cross, By Vincent Mayer, C. 1918 Archive the son of Charles Oakly(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on December 2, 1849. (Issued 1849 1918). This is an extremely well preserved Franz Joseph Order Commander's Cross, presenting as a gilded bronze Latin cross with richly detailed, red enameled arms with a black enameled double headed crowned eagle clutching a length of chain, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed FJ in gilded bronze letters, with Order motto of "VIRIBUS UNITIS" ("WITH UNITED