Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction B'HAM" with a series of

B'HAM" with a series of "X's" throughout the marking on their reverses

each of which bears a crown above the RAF eagle and is maker marked "GAUNT LONDON"

1944 and signed in blue ink by the Deputy Commanding General of the 68th Army Corps

S” on the reverse

a scarce example of one of the earliest metal breast stars during the transition away from embroidered examples in extremely fine condition

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer’s Cross With Stone Center Auction B'HAM" with a series of(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1923. Multipiece construction, in silver featuring a red, white and green enamelled cross, a green enamel wreath sits atop the arms, the center medallion has been replaced with a large red synthetic stone, reverse with two J prongs, marked with G. A. S denoting Scheid manufacture, marked 900 for silver fineness, the 3 and 9 oclock arms are engraved 186 and 914 respectively, engravings showing wear around