Austria, Empire. Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross For Ladies Auction and trimmed with three machine-embroidered

and trimmed with three machine-embroidered black wire bands

the upper piece in a lemon-yellow cotton twill

in fire gilded bronze

1 General Hospital on February 3

measuring 185 mm (l) x 105 mm (h)

Austria, Empire. Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross For Ladies Auction and trimmed with three machine-embroidered(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted in 1914. Five piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, unmarked, measuring 37. 3 mm (w) x 48. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, very light contact, original bow tied ribbon with safety pin attachment, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Honour Decoration of the Red Cross was instituted on August 14, 1914. It was awarded in three grades: Merit Cross, I Class and II Class,